Peyton Forbes Edwards
Full Name: Peyton Forbes EdwardsDate of birth: September 28, 1844
Date of death: April 1, 1905
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 2 | Apr 18, 1876 - Oct 18, 1879 | 16th (1) (2) 15th (3) | Democrat | Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches | Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Sabine, San Augustine |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Edwards resigned 10/18/1879. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal. April 14, 1876 ↩ April 27, 1876 ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Edwards resigned 10/18/1879. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal. April 14, 1876 ↩ April 27, 1876 ↩
Biographical Information
- EDWARDS, PEYTON FORBES (1844-1918). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 7-8. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, p. 239. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, Judge Peyton Forbes Edwards, Volume I, pp. 378-380. Native of Nacogdoches, born 9/28/1844. "He was also elected to the state senate and served as state senator for four years in the fifteenth and sixteenth sessions of the general assembly of Texas . . . in April 1886, he removed to El Paso and has since been a prominent member of the El Paso bar and a leading citizen here." A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
- Confederate States Army, Private, 4th Texas Cavalry; later served in Company A, 17th Texas Cavalry, became brigade quartermaster. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Description of the Peyton Forbes Edwards Family papers, including speeches, legal papers, newspaper clippings, and correspondence during his service in the 17th Texas Cavalry in the Civil War. Confederate Military Manuscripts: Series C: Holdings of the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, 2003.
- Mention in EDWARDS, HADEN HARRISON. Father: Haden Harrison Edwards, Son: Peyton Forbes Edwards. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Photograph. P.F. Edwards, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Agricultural and Mechanical College, Consider Report of the Joint Committee Appointed to Visit (Chair)
- Constitutional Amendments (Chair)
- District Judges (Chair)
- Finance
- Galveston News
- General Land Office
- Governor's Message, Election of County Officers in Harrison and Smith Counties
- Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair)
- Internal Improvements
- Judiciary No. 1
- Public Claims and Accounts
- Public Printing
- Retrenchment and Reform
- Revision of Code
- Revision of Rules
- State Affairs
- State Asylums
- Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
Joint Committees
Senate Committees
- Constitutional Amendments
- Educational Affairs
- Engrossed Bills
- Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection
- Internal Improvements
- Judiciary No. 1
- Private Land Claims (Chair)
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Printing
- Retrenchment and Reform
- State Affairs
- State Penitentiaries
- Treasurer's and Comptroller's Department
Joint Committees
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