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Seth Phineas Mills

Seth P. Mills
Full Name: Seth Phineas Mills
Birth date: August 19, 1841
Death date: February 11, 1916

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 28th (10) (11) Legislature
    1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
    Democrat
  • House, 24th Legislature
    1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
    Democrat
  • House, 23rd Legislature
    1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
    Democrat
  • House, 21st (1) (3) (4) (6) (7) (9) (12) Legislature
    1/8/1889 - 1/13/1891
    Democrat
  • House, 20th (5) (8) Legislature
    1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889
    Democrat
  • House, 16th (2) Legislature
    1/14/1879 - 1/11/1881
    Democrat
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(3) SPEEGLEVILLE, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online .
(4) Spegleville. House Journal .
(5) Democrat, p. 156. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(6) "Sound and consistent Democrat," p. 269. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
(7) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
(8) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(9) Seth P. Mills, Waco. Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(10) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(11) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(12) 28th Legislature (1903) - shows "served in former sessions: 16th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th House." Seth P. Mills not listed in the House journal for the 22nd, however; he is listed in the 21st, see note (2). Texas Legislative Manual .

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