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George Anthony Staples

Full Name: George Anthony Staples
Birth date: September 6, 1842
Death date: July 6, 1889

Terms of Service

  • House, 20th (1) (2) (3) Legislature
    1/11/1887 - 1/8/1889
    Democrat
(1) District 87 composed of Aransas, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, and Victoria counties, 17th Legislature, 1st C.S., chapter 13 (Redistricting bill). General Laws of the State of Texas .
(2) "Indoctrinated in the grand old principles of Democracy, he is a zealous friend and member of that party," pp. 179-180. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(3) 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) .

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