Robert Calvin Garrett
Full Name: Robert Calvin GarrettDate of birth: September 12, 1826
Date of death: February 12, 1890
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 15 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) JONESVILLE, TX (HARRISON COUNTY). "Jonesville, also known as Border and Concord, is sixteen miles east of Marshall in southeastern Harrison County. The community was first called Border and probably was established in the mid-1840s. The Border post office operated from 1847 to 1849, when the name of the community was changed to Jonesville . . . " Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Marshall, Harrison County. House Journal.
(4) Jonesville, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 15
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (1) (2) (3) (4) Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) JONESVILLE, TX (HARRISON COUNTY). "Jonesville, also known as Border and Concord, is sixteen miles east of Marshall in southeastern Harrison County. The community was first called Border and probably was established in the mid-1840s. The Border post office operated from 1847 to 1849, when the name of the community was changed to Jonesville . . . " Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Marshall, Harrison County. House Journal.
(4) Jonesville, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- GARRETT, ROBERT CALVIN (1826-1890). Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Mentioned in Fourteen Hundred and 91 Days in the Confederate Army: A Journal Kept by W.W. Heartsill for Four Years, One Month, and One Day, or Camp Life, Day by Day, of the W.P. Lane Rangers from April 19, 1861, to May 20, 1865, 1954.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company F, 2nd Texas Cavalry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Robert C. Garrett, birth date 9/12/1826, death date 2/12/1890, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. R.C. Garrett, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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11th R.S. - 1866
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