John Files Tom
Full Name: John Files TomDate of birth: April 22, 1818
Date of death: March 26, 1906
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th | Democrat | Pleasanton / Atascosa | Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal |
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House District 30
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Pleasanton / Atascosa Counties in district: Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 4/3/1906, p. 111. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Captain John Tom, pp. 32-37. "In 1873 Captain Tom was sent to the Legislature from Atascosa County and made a true and faithful representative for his people." Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas, 1900.
- TOM, JOHN FILES (1818-1906). Handbook of Texas Online.
- John F. Tom, mentioned in biographical sketch of nephew William E. Tom, p. 643. ". . . John F. took part in the battle of San Jacinto, and was a member of the Texas Legislature two terms. . . " Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory, 1895.
- Portraits and biographical sketch. San Jacinto Musueum of History - Kemp Biographical Sketches.
Military Service Notes
- Texas Revolution, Volunteer Army of Stephen F. Austin, gunner with Col. James C. Neill's artillery, and Sam Houston's Army, fought in Battle of San Jacinto; Confederate States Army, "organized a ranger company for frontier protection." Handbook of Texas Online.
- John Files Tom. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Photographs
- Photograph. John Files Tom. Photo courtesy of Devin R. Pipes., 13th Legislature, Donated Material
- Photograph. John Files Tom, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. John Files Tom, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. John Files Tom, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John Files Tom. Photo courtesy of Devin R. Pipes., Donated Material
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.
- 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.
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13th R.S. - 1873
Agriculture and Stock Raising Redistricting Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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