Isaiah Addison Paschal
Full Name: Isaiah Addison PaschalDate of birth: 1808
Date of death: February 21, 1868
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 30 | Nov 7, 1859 - Mar 29, 1861 | 8th (1) (2) (3) (4) | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar | ||
| S | 30 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (5) (6) (7) | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar | ||
| S | 31 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th (8) (9) | San Antonio / Bexar | Bexar, Gillespie, Medina, Uvalde |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) [In late 1860 and early 1861] legislators Micajah Lewis Armstrong, John L. Haynes, and Robert H. Taylor mailed circulars to their constituencies defending their unpopular Unionist positions. They joined other Unionist legislators and convention delegates on February 6 in issuing an address entreating Texans to reject secession." "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 447. Journal of Southern History.
(3) Paschal resigned 3/29/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
(5) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(6) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(7) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(9) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal.
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Senate District 30
Nov 7, 1859 - Mar 29, 1861 Legislatures: 8th (1) (2) (3) (4) Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
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Senate District 30
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (5) (6) (7) Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar |
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Senate District 31
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th (8) (9) Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar Counties in district: Bexar, Gillespie, Medina, Uvalde |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) [In late 1860 and early 1861] legislators Micajah Lewis Armstrong, John L. Haynes, and Robert H. Taylor mailed circulars to their constituencies defending their unpopular Unionist positions. They joined other Unionist legislators and convention delegates on February 6 in issuing an address entreating Texans to reject secession." "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 447. Journal of Southern History.
(3) Paschal resigned 3/29/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Included in "Table II, Constitutional Unionists (Identified from newspapers) with Biographical Data," list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 82, Number 3, January 1979, pp. 238, 256-262, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Table II, Constitutional Unionists
(5) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(6) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(7) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(9) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Isaiah A. Paschal, age 44, native state Georgia, emigrated from Louisiana in [1845], lawyer, postoffice San Antonio, Bexar County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- PASCHAL, ISAIAH ADDISON (1808-1868). Born 1808 in Lexington, Georgia; died 2/21/1868 in San Antonio. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Isaiah Addison Paschal included in biographical sketch of his son, Judge Thomas Moore Paschal, Volume V, p. 2659. Isaiah A. Paschal born in Auravia, Georgia, in 1807, died in San Antonio in 1869, served in the Texas Senate from San Antonio. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Other Resources
- Death notice, Hon. I.A. Paschal of San Antonio, The Texas Countryman (Hempstead, Texas), 3/11/1868, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 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. Isaiah Paschal, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Apportionment Convention to Frame a New State Constitution Court of Claims Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary State Affairs | ||
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7th R.S. - 1857
Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary State Affairs | ||
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5th R.S. - 1853
Enrolled Bills Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary Rules |
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