Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Edward Linn

Full Name: John Edward Linn
Birth date: January 19, 1856
Death date: April 25, 1921

Terms of Service

House, 28th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
Senate, 26th ⁽⁴⁾ & 25th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1897 - 1/8/1901
Democrat

(1) 28th Legislature - 1/13/1903, p. 1 - roll call shows District 23 - Edward F. Harris, Galveston, Galveston County; John E. Linn, Galveston, Galveston County. House Journal .
(2) Shows Linn of Wharton, First Day, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(3) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. J.E. Linn, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John E. Linn, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Linn, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

John Edward Linn, birth date 1/19/1856 in Texas; death date 4/25/1921 in Bay City, Matagorda County; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John E. Linn (1856-1921), burial in Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County. Includes portrait. Find a Grave .
Obituary, John E. Linn, The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Texas), 4/26/1921, p. 1.
"Bay City Bar Resolutions Concerning Life and Death of Hon. John E. Linn," The Daily Tribune (Bay City, Texas), 4/28/1921, p. 4. Born 1/19/1856 in Victoria County, Texas; "member of the house and senate of Texas." Crediting Matagorda County Museum and Bay City Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . April 26, 1921 April 28, 1921
Biographical sketch, J.E. Linn, of Wharton (listed as John E. Linn of Wharton in Index), birth date 1/19/1856. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.