DeWitt Clinton "Clubfoot" Fort

Full Name: DeWitt Clinton "Clubfoot" Fort
Date of birth: June 8, 1830
Date of death: May 25, 1868

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 50 Mar 21, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (2)     Bellville / Austin   Austin

(1) Clement Fort took the oath of office on 3/21/1861, 8th Adjourned, p. 134. House Journal.
(2) Clinton Fort, sworn 3/21/1861, succeeded Jasper N. Daniel, resigned 2/25/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 50
Mar 21, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th (2)  
Home City/County: Bellville / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

(1) Clement Fort took the oath of office on 3/21/1861, 8th Adjourned, p. 134. House Journal.
(2) Clinton Fort, sworn 3/21/1861, succeeded Jasper N. Daniel, resigned 2/25/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Capt. DeWitt Clinton Fort, birth date 6/8/1830, death date 5/25/1868 in Hempstead, Waller County, biographical sketch, portrait, burial in Pilgrims' Rest Cemetery #1, Bellville, Austin County. Find a Grave.
  • Biographical sketch in, "Capt. Clinton Fort," The Bellville Countryman, 4/4/1865, p. 1, crediting the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "A native of Tennessee, but a Texian by adoption, he was a member of the Texas Legislature when Gen. Van Dorn called upon the people of that gallant State for aid . . ." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Captain, Fort's Scouts, 2nd Missouri Cavalry. Laurier B. McDonald, 14 Letters to a Friend, the Story of the Wartime Ordeal of Capt. DeWitt Clinton Fort, C.S.A., 2007. Google Books.

Other Resources

  • Death notice, 5/27/1868, p. 2. "Mr. Clinton Fort, a lawyer of Bellville . . ." Date of death 5/25/1868. Galveston Daily News.

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