Terms of Service
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House,
13th
(1)
(2)
Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Republican
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House,
12th
(3)
(5)
Legislature
2/8/1870 - 1/14/1873
(1)
Republican.
Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas 1873.
(2)
Waller County, established on May 19, 1873, removed from Austin County not only a fertile agricultural district but also the thriving commercial center of Hempstead, with its cotton mill, iron foundry, and rail facilities.
Handbook of Texas Online .
(3)
12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Abbott qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. Election contest resolved in his favor on 2/17/1870, pp. 42-43.
House Journal .
February 8, 1870
Report of Committee on Privileges and Elections, February 17, 1870
(4)
12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Abbott sworn on 4/26/1870, p. 6. Election contest resolved in his favor on 6/25/1870, pp. 451-452.
House Journal .
April 26, 1870
June 25, 1870
(5)
Party affiliation, Radical.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .