Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Newton R. Lindsey

Full Name: Newton R. Lindsey
Birth date: November 6, 1847
Death date: July 18, 1908

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.

Census of 1880 - Newton Lindsey, Comanche, Comanche County, age 32, born circa 1848 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Virginia Lindsey. FamilySearch . 1880
N.R. Lindsey, birth date 11/6/1847, death date 7/18/1908, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County. Find a Grave .
Confederate States Army, 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers. Find a Grave .
Newton R. Lindsey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
Death notice, "Death of Judge Lindsey," The Pioneer Exponent, 7/24/1908, p. 1, crediting the Comanche Public Library. "He was the first mayor of Comanche, and also served as county and district attorney." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
"Outstanding Comanche Pioneer, Judge Newton R. Lindsey," The Comanche Chief, 12/15/2005, p. 8A, crediting the Comanche Public Library. Provides text of Comanche County historic plaque on Lindsey. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Historical marker, Lindsey-Gore Home, Comanche, Comanche County. "After his stint as county attorney, N.R. Lindsey served as a delegate to the 1880 democratic convention, Texas state representative, school trustee and multiple-term mayor of Comanche. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Biographical sketch, N.R. Lindsey, p. 266. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.