Terms of Service

• House, 18th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/9/1883 - 1/13/1885
  Democrat
  
• House, 16th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/14/1879 - 2/19/1879
  Democrat
  
• House, 8th Legislature
  11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
   
  
• House, 7th ^{(4) (5)} Legislature
  11/2/1857 - 11/7/1859
   
  
• House, 6th Legislature
  11/5/1855 - 11/2/1857
   
  

(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(2) Jacob E. Freeman, in election contest 2/19/1879, sworn the same day, unseated Isaac N. Dennis. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(4) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. Isaac N. Dennis, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
• Photograph. I.N. Dennis, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• DENNIS, ISAAC N. (1829-1910). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Isaac N. Dennis, mentioned in biographical sketch of son John Henry Hutchings Dennis, p. 654. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs 1910.
• Discussion of contest for the seat of the member from Wharton, "Afternoon Session," The Galveston Daily News, 2/19/1879, p. 1, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. "Mr. Freeman, whose name is Jacob Esan Freeman . . . J.N. Dennis received more votes than were cast for any one of the several Freemans voted for, and the certificate was issued to him." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature 1860.
• Biographical sketch, p. 264. Born in 1832. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.

Committee Information

• 18th R.S. - 1883
• Election of W.H. Tucker of Anderson County (Chair) 
• Federal Relations (Chair) 
• Private Land Claims  
• Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas  
• State Asylums  
• 16th R.S. - 1879
• Code of Criminal Procedure, Select  
• Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
• Insurance and Statistics  
• Judiciary No. 1  
• Private Land Claims  
• State Affairs  
• 8th R.S. - 1859
• Internal Improvement  
• Judiciary  
• Rules, Select  
• Slaves and Slavery  
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 7th R.S. - 1857
• Engrossed Bills  
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary  
• Post Office, To Contract for the Transmission of Paper, etc.  
• 6th R.S. - 1855
• Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
• Judicial Districts, Select  
• Land Office  
• Land Titles West of Nueces River, Select  
• Private Land Claims No. 1  
• Surveying Public Lands, Select