Andrew D. Elam
Full Name: Andrew D. Elam
Birth date: 1836
Death date: Deceased, date unknown
Birth date: 1836
Death date: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service
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House,
12th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislature
10/31/1871 - 1/14/1873
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House,
12th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislature
1/10/1871 - 4/17/1871
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House,
12th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislature
11/30/1869 - 2/14/1870
(2) Joe R. Burnett, sworn 2/15/1870, succeeded A.D. Elam, member-elect, declared ineligible 2/14/1870. John C. English, sworn 1/11/1871, succeeded Joe R. Burnett, resigned. Frank Rainey, sworn 10/31/1871, succeeded John C. English, unseated in election contest 4/17/1871. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .
Biographical Notes and Resources
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Elam was elected to the 12th Legislature three times. He was declared ineligible to serve under Reconstruction Laws on 2/14/1870 during the Provisional session. He was elected to replace L.W. Cooper in a special election in 10/1870, was sworn 1/10/1871 during the Regular Session, and served until he was unseated in an election contest on 4/17/1871. He was elected a third time in 10/1871, was sworn 10/31/1871, and served the remainder of the Adjourned Session. House Journal . House Journal House Journal House Journal
Photographs
- Photograph. A.D. Elam, Austin History Center
Other Resources
- Includes 12/18/1871 testimony of A.D. Elam concerning the contested congressional election case of G.W. Whitmore against W.S. Herndon. Congressional Serial Set .
- A.D. Elam, editor of The Crockett Sentinel, was an "ardent Democrat," married Sarah Jane Monroe, Ch. 4, Newspapers, p. 55. Photo, Capt. A.D. Elam and Mrs. A.D. Elam, Ch. 8, second page, upper left. The History of Houston County, Texas 1943. A.D. Elam Photo
Committee Information
- 12th R.S. - 1871