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Richard P. Crump Full Name: Richard P. Crump Date of death: Deceased, date unknown Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 13 Nov 3, 1851 - Apr 30, 1852 4th (1) (2) (3) (4)     Unknown / Cass   Cass (1) R.P. Crump, Cass County. House Journal. (2) Charles Westmoreland, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded Richard P. Crump, resigned 4/30/1852. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Richard P. Crump. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) "Charles Westmoreland is elected Representative from this county to the Legislature, in place of Hon. R.P. Crump, resigned. Jefferson Herald." The Standard (Clarksville), 12/11/1852, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Possibly CRUMP, RICHARD PHILLIP (1824-1869). Sheriff of Marion County after Civil War, first marriage to Martha A. Hughes. Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources Census of 1850 - H.P. [R.P.] Crump, Cass County, Precinct No. 1, age 34, born circa 1816 in Virginia, sheriff, spouse Martha A., son William, and daughter Elizabeth. FamilySearch. Possibly Richard Phillip Crump, born January 1824 in Powhatan County, Virginia; death date 10/14/1869 in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas; first spouse Martha A. Hughes Crump, son William Goodrich Crump. Confederate States Army, 1st Texas Regiment, Partisan Rangers. Find a Grave. Report of Lieut. Col. R.P. Crump, 1st Texas Partisan Cavalry, Camp on Cove Creek, Arkansas, 12/9/1862. United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 22, In Two Parts, 1888, crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department. Part 1, Reports, p. 157. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Richard P. Crump, first sheriff of Cass County. Marshall News Messenger, 6/27/1948, p. 1, crediting Atlanta Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Committee Informationtop 4th R.S. - 1851 Finance   Peters' Colony, Governor's Message, Select (Co-Chair)  Private Land Claims No. 1

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