John D. Anderson
Full Name: John D. AndersonDate of birth: June 21, 1819
Date of death: April 10, 1849
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | Gonzales | Dec 13, 1847 - Jan 10, 1848 | 2nd (1) (2) (3) | Unknown / Gonzales | DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca |
(1) Resignation of Jno. D. Anderson due to ill health, 1/10/1848, printed in journal of 1/15/1848, p. 281. House Journal.
(2) William H. Stewart, sworn 2/5/1848, succeeded John D. Anderson, resigned 1/20/1848. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District Gonzales
Dec 13, 1847 - Jan 10, 1848 Legislatures: 2nd (1) (2) (3) Home City/County: Unknown / Gonzales Counties in district: DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca |
(1) Resignation of Jno. D. Anderson due to ill health, 1/10/1848, printed in journal of 1/15/1848, p. 281. House Journal.
(2) William H. Stewart, sworn 2/5/1848, succeeded John D. Anderson, resigned 1/20/1848. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, pp. 43-44. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- ANDERSON, JOHN D. (1819-1849). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch included in "Captain Augustus Harris Jones 1812-1877; Ann Roseanna Randle 1824-1851." Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
Other Resources
- Anderson, John D. (d. 1849) — of Texas. Born in Pittsylvania County, Va. Served in the Texas Army during the Texas War of Independence; justice of Texas Republic supreme court, 1844; delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; member of Texas state house of representatives, 1847. Died in Guadalupe County, Tex., April 10, 1849. Interment at a private or family graveyard, Guadalupe County, Tex. Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries.
- 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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2nd R.S. - 1847
Apportionment of Representation, Select Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Judiciary Penitentiary Public Lands (Chair) |
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