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Jonathan Lee Aston

J.L. Aston
Full Name: Jonathan Lee Aston
Birth date: October 15, 1867
Death date: December 13, 1950

Terms of Service

  • House, 32nd Legislature
    1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
    Democrat
  • House, 31st (1) (2) (3) Legislature
    1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
    Democrat
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) J.S. Aston. House Journal .
(3) J.L. Aston of Sherman, representing the 35th District. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide .

Biographical Notes and Resources

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Other Resources

  • Obituary, "J.L. Aston Dies at Washington Home Wednesday," 12/15/1950, p. 1. "After serving as Grayson County district clerk, Mr. Aston spent four years in the Texas Legislature, 1909-13. He went to Washington in 1913 as Senate clerk and since that time held a number of positions in government service." Bonham Daily Favorite .
  • Census of 1940 - Jonathan Lee Aston, Washington, District of Columbia, Senate Clerk. FamilySearch .
  • J. Lee Aston, birth date 10/15/1867, death date 12/13/1950, burial in Antioch Baptist Cemetery, Bells, Grayson County, with spouse Amlye Ford Aston. Find a Grave .
  • Obituary, "Grayson County Man Will Be Buried Today," 12/17/1950, p. 16. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
  • 32nd Legislature (1911) - J.L. Aston, postoffice Sherman, nativity Texas, age 43 (born circa 1868), farmer, 43 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
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