Terms of Service

• House, 20th ^{(1) (2) (3) (4)} Legislature
  1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889
  Democrat
  

(1) L.L. Shield, Llano County. House Journal .
(2) Leonidas L. Shields, Trickham, Coleman County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) "Made the race as a Democrat," p. 175. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(4) Leonidas Lafayette Shields, Trickham. 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) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 38th Legislature, R.S., 3/1/1923, p. 1124. Death date 2/7/1923. Resolutions - Memorial .

Other Resources

• Leonidas L. Shield, birth date 8/27/1850, death date 2/7/1923, burial in Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Coleman County. Find a Grave .
• Mentioned in SHIELD, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online .
• History of the Loss Creek Valley Ranch, purchased by L.L. Shield in 1901. Loss Creek Valley Ranch 2004.
• Biographical sketch, Leonidas Lafayette Shield, pp. 175-176. Born 8/27/1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
• Colonel Leonidas Lafayette Shield, "L.L. Shield: Pioneer Businessman," by Montie Guthrie, Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, 9/25/2013, p. 19, crediting Coleman Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Mentioned in "Rockwood," "Santa Anna, Texas," and "Early Trickham," from the History of Coleman County and Its People. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service .
• Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News .
• Historical marker, Shields Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County. History of Shield, Texas (named for L.L. Shield). Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .

Committee Information

• 20th R.S. - 1887
• Indian Affairs  
• Judiciary Districts  
• New Capitol, Committee Rooms  
• Public Debt  
• Public Lands and Land Office  
• Stock and Stock Raising