Blackstone Hardeman Davis
Full Name: Blackstone Hardeman DavisDate of birth: September 28, 1835
Date of death: March 28, 1881
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 54 | Nov 4, 1861 - Feb 24, 1862 | 9th (1) | Bastrop / Bastrop | Bastrop | ||
| H | 56 | Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 14, 1861 | 8th (2) | Bastrop / Bastrop | Bastrop |
(1) David L. McNeill, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Blackstone H. Davis, resigned 2/24/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) William M. Bryce, sworn 3/18/1861, succeeded Blackstone H. Davis, resigned 2/14/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 54
Nov 4, 1861 - Feb 24, 1862 Legislatures: 9th (1) Home City/County: Bastrop / Bastrop Counties in district: Bastrop |
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House District 56
Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 14, 1861 Legislatures: 8th (2) Home City/County: Bastrop / Bastrop Counties in district: Bastrop |
(1) David L. McNeill, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Blackstone H. Davis, resigned 2/24/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) William M. Bryce, sworn 3/18/1861, succeeded Blackstone H. Davis, resigned 2/14/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- DAVIS, BLACKSTONE HARDEMAN (1835–1881). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Birth date 9/23/1835. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Darnell's Regiment, commanding officer Captain H.S. Morgan. B.H. Davis, enlistment date 1/18/1862 in Bastrop County, age 27. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900 Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Capt. Hiram S. Morgan's Company, Darnell's Cavalry Regiment of Texas Volunteers, 18th Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Account of Blackstone H. Davis' death and Davis Family Cemetery, Jack Kern and Doug Davis, "One Square Acre . . . Family Graveyard . . . Reserved Forever," 8/20/2006. Allandale Reporter.
- Blackstone H. Davis, birth date 9/28/1835, death date 3/28/1881, burial in George W. Davis Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
- Blackstone Hardeman Davis (1835-1881) married Elvira Manor on 2/14/1858. Texas Historical Commission. [Historic Marker Application: Elvira T. Manor Davis House], 1994, p. 2, crediting Texas Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Historical marker, Elvira T. Manor Davis House, Austin, Travis County. "Named for her father, she married Blackstone H. Davis whose family owned quarry, supplied stone for the 1853 Texas Capitol." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
Photographs
- Photograph. Blackstone Davis, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Committee Information top
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9th R.S. - 1861
Enrolled Bills Printing Public Lands (Chair) | ||
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8th R.S. - 1859
Court of Claims Military Affairs Privileges and Elections |
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