D. Murchison

Daniel Murchison

Full Name: Daniel Murchison
Date of birth: January 6, 1809
Date of death: February 22, 1867

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 66 Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 22, 1867 11th (1)     New Braunfels / Comal   Comal

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Terms of Service top

House District 66
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 22, 1867
Legislatures: 11th (1)  
Home City/County: New Braunfels / Comal
Counties in district: Comal

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, "Death of Captain Murchison," 3/6/1867, p. 1. Death date 2/22/1867. "He was a member of the late Texas Convention for revising of the State Constitution, and also a member of the House in the last Legislature." Flake's Daily Galveston Bulletin.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1860 - Danl. Murchison, New Braunfels, Comal County, age 47, born circa 1813 in North Carolina, farmer, living in household with Wilhelmine and children. FamilySearch. 1860
  • Daniel Murchison, birth date 1/6/1809, death date 2/22/1867, burial in Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County. Find a Grave.
  • Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.

Photographs

  • Photograph. D. Murchison, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

11th R.S. - 1866
Education  
Indian Affairs  
Privileges and Elections  

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