Levi Gillette
Full Name: Levi Elliott GilletteDate of birth: December 16, 1831
Date of death: February 18, 1908
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 20 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) | Democrat | Towash / Hill | Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro |
(1) Located in west central Hill County, the area was originally settled by Indians; Anglo-American traders and soldiers referred to the settlement as Towash Village, for the name of the Indians' leader, and later Anglo settlers kept the name. In 1951 the site was inundated as a result of the construction of Lake Whitney. Handbook of Texas Online.
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House District 20
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Towash / Hill Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro |
(1) Located in west central Hill County, the area was originally settled by Indians; Anglo-American traders and soldiers referred to the settlement as Towash Village, for the name of the Indians' leader, and later Anglo settlers kept the name. In 1951 the site was inundated as a result of the construction of Lake Whitney. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- GILLETTE, LEVI ELLIOTT (1831-1908). Handbook of Texas Online.
Photographs
- Photograph. Levi Gillette, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Levi Gillette, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
Committee Information top
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13th R.S. - 1873
Apportionment Claims and Accounts Federal Relations Immigration Superintendent of Public Schools |
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