Charles Dougherty Grace

Full Name: Charles Dougherty Grace
Date of birth: August 31, 1840
Date of death: February 11, 1906

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	9	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881	15th ⁽²⁾ 16th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Bonham / Fannin		Delta, Fannin, Lamar

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) 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

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Senate District 9
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 15th ⁽²⁾ 16th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bonham / Fannin
Counties in district: Delta, Fannin, Lamar

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch in "The State Capital: Extending the International Railroad to Austin - Personal Notices of Senators Elect," 2/27/1876, p. 1. "Dr. Francis." Galveston Daily News.
Biographical sketch, Charles Dougherty Grace. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, Bonham, Texas, p. 200, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Major Chas. D. Grace Dead: Famous Sharpshooter of the Confederacy and Prominent Citizen of Bonham Passes Over the River Very Unexpectedly," The Bonham News, 2/13/1906, p. 2, crediting Bonham Public Library.
"Resolutions of Respect: Bonham Bar Association Remember the Late Chas. D. Grace," The Bonham News, 2/16/1906, p. 2, crediting Bonham Public Library. Mayor of Bonham and State Senator. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Obituary Resolutions of Respect
Biographical sketch, pp. 18-19. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, Charles Dougherty Grace, pp. 241-242. Born 8/31/1840 near Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia; "may be regarded as a 'hard shell' Democrat." Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Company B, 4th Georgia Regiment, Dale's Brigade. Obituary, The Bonham News, 2/13/1906, p. 2, crediting Bonham Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Confederate States Army, Private, LaGrange Light Guards, 4th Georgia Regiment, Dole's Brigade, Rhodes' Division, Stonewall Jackson's Corps. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

Charles D. Grace, age 65; nativity Georgia; death date 2/11/1906 in Bonham, Fannin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Charles D. Grace (1840-1906), portraits, burial in Bailey Inglish Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County, with wife Leonora M. Grace. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in history of Senatorial redistricting for Lamar County, "Backward Glances (from the scrapbooks of the late A.W. Neville, Editor of the Paris News, 1936-1956, 3/14/1951)," republished 8/26/1976, p. 6. Paris News.

Photographs

Photograph. C.D. Grace, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments District Judges Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations Funeral and Remains of the Late Honorable Gustave Schleicher Galveston News (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs (Chair) Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections Public Claims and Accounts Public Printing Retrenchment and Reform Revision of Code Revision of Rules Room for Court of Appeals (Co-Chair) State Asylums
15th R.S. - 1876 Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills (Chair) General Land Office Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Lunatic Asylum Military Affairs (Chair) Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Claims and Accounts Retrenchment and Reform State Affairs State Asylums Treasurer's and Comptroller's Department

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