Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Joshua Franklin A. Tharp

Full Name: Joshua Franklin A. "Josh" Tharp
Birth date: May 17, 1869
Death date: May 12, 1957

Terms of Service

House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
House, 27th Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat

(1) Josh F.A. Tharp, Pecan Grove, Cory'l [Coryell County]. "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislature, House of Representatives," 11/9/1902, p. 24. Galveston Daily News .
(2) Josh F.A. Tharp, Pecan Grove, Coryell County. House Journal .
(3) Pecan Grove, Coryell County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Gatesville. Texas Legislative Manual .
(5) Pecan Grove. Year Book for Texas, Volume II 1903.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.F.A. Tharp, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Josh F.A. Tharp, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Josh F.A. Tharp, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Josh Tharp, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Josh F.H. Tharp, Coryell County, age 31, born April 1869 in Georgia, wife Annie born September 1879, mother and father both born in Georgia, farmer, no children listed.
Census of 1920 - J.F.A. Tharp, Coryell County, age 50, born circa 1870 in Georgia, farmer, son Josh, daughter Daisy. FamilySearch . 1900 1920
Josh Franklin Tharp, birth date 5/17/1869 in Texas; death date 5/12/1957 in Gatesville, Coryell County; farmer; informant Daisy Mae Tharp. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Josh F. Tharp, birth date 5/17/1869, death date 5/12/1957, burial in Davidson Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "Josh Tharp, 87, Buried Monday," 5/17/1957, p. 10. Josh Franklin Tharp, death date 5/12/1957, age 87, retired farmer, marriage to Annie Mae Arrowood (died 1908). Gatesville Messenger and Star-Forum .
Biographical sketch, "Who's What About the State Capitol," 1/12/1919, p. 7. Houston Post .
27th Legislature (1901) - Josh Tharp, postoffice Turnersville, nativity Georgia, farmer, age 31 (born circa 1870), Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
Brief biographical sketch, Joshua F.A. Tharp, p. 208. Born 5/17/1869 near Franklin, Georgia. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.