John Matthews McDonald
Full Name: John Matthews McDonaldDate of birth: 1827
Date of death: April 14, 1883
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 4 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th | Democrat | Athens / Henderson | Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt |
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House District 4
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Athens / Henderson Counties in district: Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- MCDONALD, JOHN MATTHEW (1827-1883). Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company G, 3rd State Troops, Texas Infantry. John Matthew McDonald, death date 4/14/1883; widow Mary E. McDonald, marriage date 11/17/1858 in Cherokee County. Pension File No. 45726 (Mary E. McDonald), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Pension file includes appointment as "Provost Marshal" for Henderson County written 6/24/1862, furlough written 1864. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- "Honoring Athens First Mayor," by Rep. Jeb Hensarling, U.S. House of Representatives, 4/6/2006. John Matthews McDonald was "first known Mayor of Athens, Texas." Volume 152, Number 44, Friday, 4/7/2006, p. E565. Congressional Record.
- John Matthews McDonald, birth 1827 in Moore County, North Carolina; death date 4/14/1883 in Athens, Henderson County, Texas. Member of 13th Texas Legislature. Descendants of James Mor Macdonald, IX: James McDonald Family of Moore County, North Carolina, 2007.
- J.M. McDonald, Athens, Henderson County, born in North Carolina, lawyer, age 45. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
- John M. McDonald (1827-1883), burial in Athens Cemetery, Henderson County. Includes historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Historical marker, John Matthews McDonald, Athens Cemetery, Athens, Henderson County. "He held the offices of justice of the peace, county judge and state representative." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
Photographs
- Photograph. John M. McDonald, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. John McDonald, 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 Immigration Judge T.C. Barden, 16th Judicial Court Judiciary No. 2 Lampasas County Disturbance Military Affairs Redistricting |
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