Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Hall Stephens

Full Name: John Hall Stephens
Birth date: December 22, 1847
Death date: November 18, 1924

Terms of Service

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

(1) Jno. H. Stephens, Montague, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Jno. H. Stephens, Montague, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) Montague, Montague County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) "In the latter part of 1888, he removed from Montague to Vernon, where he now resides." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
(5) J.D. Stephens, Senate District 19. 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) .
(6) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.H. Stephens, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.H. Stephens, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, Hon. John Hall Stephens, Volume I, pp. 293-296. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County during the Mexican War. "In 1888 and 1890 was elected to the state senate, serving during the twenty-first and twenty-second sessions. His most important work was on the public lands committee, and he was a member of the committee that framed the present railroad commission bill." Elected to U.S. House of Representatives in 1896. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas 1906.
STEPHENS, John Hall (1847-1924). Representative, TX. Birth date 11/22/1847. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
Census of 1900 - John H. Stephens, Wilbarger County, age 53, born December 1847 in Texas, Congressman.
John Hall Stephens, birth date 12/22/1847 in Texas, death date 11/18/1924 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, retired lawyer and U.S. Congressman. FamilySearch . 1900 California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994
John Hall Stephens (1847-1924), portrait, burial in East View Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas. Find a Grave .
STEPHENS, JOHN HALL (1847-1924). Born 11/22/1847 in Shelby County, Texas, died 11/18/1924 in Monrovia, California. Handbook of Texas Online .
Obituary, John Hall Stephens, "Lawmaker for Twenty Years," 11/19/1924, part II, p. 10. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County, Texas; "previous to his election he served two terms as the State Senator at Austin, Tex." "His grandfather was James Truitt, a member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas." Los Angeles Times .
"Representative J.H. Stephens Weds," 11/23/1911, p. 11. New York Times .
Portrait and biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, pp. 199-202. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, pp. 218-221. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
Biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, birth date 11/22/1847, pp. 142-143. Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas 2008.
Biographical sketch of John Hall Stephens of Montague, p. 390. Birth date 12/22/1847; "died in 1927." Relatives: John Hall Stephens - grandson; James Truit - grandfather. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.