Richard M. Wynne

Full Name: Richard M. "Dick" Wynne
Date of birth: June 2, 1844
Date of death: July 15, 1912

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Panola, Rusk, Shelby

(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1882 due to redistricting. Act passed May 3, 1882, 17th Legislature, C.S., ch. 13, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) "The regular democratic ticket, State and county, all elected," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 3
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Panola, Rusk, Shelby

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Biographical Sketches

WYNNE, RICHARD M. (1844-1912). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Richard M. Wynne, p. 145. A History of Rusk County, Texas, 1961.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Colonel Richard M. Wynne, Volume II, pp. 110-112. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Military Service Notes

Richard M. Wynne, 2nd Lieutenant, Confederate States Army, 10th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Locke's), Company G. Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System.
Lieutenant, 10th Texas Regiment, Civil War. Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

Photograph. R.M. Wynne, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881
Constitutional Amendments
Contingent Expenses
Federal Relations
Judicial Districts
Judiciary No. 2
Penitentiaries
Privileges and Elections (Chair)
Public Claims and Accounts
Senatorial and Representative Districts (Chair)
Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment (Co-Chair)
State Indebtedness

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