Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Jacob Esan Freeman

Full Name: Jacob Esan Freeman
Other surnames: Freman
Birth date: 1841
Death date: 1900

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . . 1874.
(2) Hempstead, Waller County. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . . 1874.
(3) 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.
(4) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.

79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary . SB 667 SCR 13
88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy . SB 667 SCR 13

Portrait and biographical sketch, Jacob E. (J.E.) Freeman (Freman). Born Alabama, ca. 1841, died date, place unknown. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas 2002.
FREEMAN, JACOB E. (ca.1841-unknown). Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature 2018.
Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants 1970.
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) .
Historical marker, Jacob E. Freeman, Prairie View, Waller County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Biographical sketch, p. 262. Born in 1831. Roster lists age as 43. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80 1879.
Mentioned in Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics." The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900 1971.
Biographical sketch, p. 43. Birth year 1841, death year 1900, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898 2016.