Terms of Service
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House,
12th
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Legislature
2/12/1870 - 6/6/1870
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Calvert is in west central Robertson County. In 1870, as part of the Reconstruction political maneuvering in Robertson County, Calvert replaced Owensville as county seat.
Handbook of Texas Online .
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12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/12/1870, p. 16.
House Journal .
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12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Adams sworn 4/27/1870, p. 8. Unseated in election contest and seat declared vacant 6/6/1870, pp. 308-310.
House Journal .
April 27, 1870
June 6, 1870
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J.W. Robertson, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded S.J. Adams, sworn 2/12/1870, whose seat was declared vacant 6/6/1870, by reason of election fraud and intimidation.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
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Calvert, Robertson County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
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Party affiliation, Conservative.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .
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Freestone County.
Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.