Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Hampton Harrison

Full Name: John Hampton Harrison
Birth date: November 3, 1842
Death date: January 11, 1915

Terms of Service

Senate, 22nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ & 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1889 - 1/10/1893
Democrat

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) "The Waco charter: discussed in committee," 2/1/1889, p. 10. "The senate will agree to whatever Senator Harrison of the Waco district may desire." Galveston Daily News .
(4) East Waco, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Harrison, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(7) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(8) Postoffice Waco, McLennan, Appendix p. 131. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Jno. H. Harrison, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.H. Harrison, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

John Hampton Harrison, death date 1/11/1915 in Hewitt, McLennan County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986 .
John H. Harrison, birth date 11/3/1842, death date 1/11/1915, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave .
"Capt. J.H. Harrison, Waco, dead: he served the city as Postmaster from 1894 to 1898," 1/12/1915, p. 2. Dateline Jan. 11; "died this morning at Hewitt." Galveston Daily News .
Biographical sketch, John Hampton Harrison, pp. 195-196. Born 11/3/1842 in Monroe County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Confederate States Army, Hood's Texas Brigade and Green's Brigade of Texas Cavalry. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Biographical sketch, p. 391. Born 11/3/1842. "He later served as U.S. postmaster of Waco during second Cleveland administration." The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.