Edward H. Tarrant
Full Name: Edward H. TarrantDate of birth: 1796
Date of death: August 2, 1858
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 27 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th | Unknown / Navarro | Limestone, Navarro | ||
| H | 31 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (1) | Unknown / Navarro | Limestone, Navarro |
(1) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 27
Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 Legislatures: 4th Home City/County: Unknown / Navarro Counties in district: Limestone, Navarro |
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House District 31
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (1) Home City/County: Unknown / Navarro Counties in district: Limestone, Navarro |
(1) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 67, 2/10/1947, p. 287. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 178-179. Birth year 1796. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- TARRANT, EDWARD H. (1799-1858). "Edward H. (possibly for Hampton) Tarrant," born 1799. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Robert L. and Pauline H. Jones, "Edward H. Tarrant," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 3, January 1966, pp. 300-323, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- General Edward H. Tarrant, born 1796, death date 8/2/1858 in Fort Belknap, Texas, burial in Pioneers Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth. Veteran of the War of 1812 and took part in the Battle of New Orleans, January 8, 1815; Veteran of Texas War of Independence, 1836; Commander of the Ranger Forces of the Northwestern Frontier, 1837; General of Militia at Village Creek Indian Fight, 1841. Find a Grave.
- Militia, Colonel, War of 1812. Militia, Brigadier General, 4th Brigade of Northeast Texas defenders. "There is no record of his participation in the Texas Revolution." Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Edward H. Tarrant, born 1796, death date 8/2/1858 in Fort Belknap, Texas, burial in Pioneer's Rest Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Includes portrait, biographical sketch. Find a Grave.
- TARRANT COUNTY named for Edward H. Tarrant. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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