Texas Legislators: Past & Present

George Washington Fant

Full Name: George Washington Fant
Birth date: December 27, 1868
Death date: November 13, 1932

Terms of Service

House, 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Jefferson listed as post office for Bowie, Cass, and Marion counties. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .
(2) Postoffice Jefferson. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. George Fant, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George Fant, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

George Washington Fant, birth date 12/27/1868 in Anderson, South Carolina; death date 11/13/1932 in Linden, Cass County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
George Washington Fant, birth date 12/27/1868, death date 11/13/1932, photo, interment in Friendship Cemetery, Hughes Springs, Cass County. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in "Asserts Committee Has Full Authority . . . Attorney General Lightfoot Delivers Opinion to Senate Inquisitorial Body . . . Some Interesting Testimony . . . Witnesses Tell of Receiving Poll Tax Receipts by Mail, of Money Being Offered, and Other Matters," 8/13/1911, pp. 1, 3. "G.W. Fant, a member of the legislature who lives at Bloomberg, in Cass County . . . " Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "G.W. Fant Dies of Stomach Ailment," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 11/15/1932, p. 4, crediting the Atlanta Public Library. Born in South Carolina, "served two terms in the Texas Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .