Amzi Bradshaw
Full Name: Amzi BradshawDate of birth: January 13, 1823
Date of death: January 23, 1885
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 20 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Waxahachie / Ellis | Dallas, Ellis, Tarrant |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, Captain Amzi Bradshaw, pp. 179-180. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- BRADSHAW, AMZI (1824-1885). Birth date 1/13/1824, death date 1/23/1885. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company D, Showalter's Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Amzi Bradshaw, birth date 2/13/1824 in biographical sketch, birth date 2/13/1823 on grave marker, death date 1/23/1885. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Amzi Bradshaw, birth date 2/13/1823, death date 1/23/1885, burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County. Find a Grave.
- 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.
- Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Photograph. I Bradshaw, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
Senate Committees
- Constitutional Amendments
- Engrossed Bills
- Internal Improvements
- Judiciary
- Militia
- Public Lands (Chair)
Joint Committees
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