Terms of Service
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House,
12th
(4)
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(6)
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Legislature
2/12/1870 - 5/9/1870
(1)
MOUNT VERNON, TEXAS (Franklin County). "[Mount Vernon] was originally called Keith and was renamed Lone Star in 1850. Although the name was not officially changed to Mount Vernon until September 1875, the town was generally known as Mount Vernon much earlier than that."
Handbook of Texas Online .
(2)
FRANKLIN COUNTY. "The county was marked off by the legislature in March 1875 and named for Judge Benjamin C. Franklin, an early Red River County settler."
Handbook of Texas Online .
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TITUS COUNTY. "[I]n 1846 the First Legislature of the state of Texas established Titus County, which included all of the territory of present-day Morris and Franklin counties."
Handbook of Texas Online .
(4)
12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/12/1870, pp. 15-16.
House Journal .
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J.R. Lyons, sworn 5/9/1870, succeeded John P. Hill, sworn 2/12/1870, declared ineligible.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
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Lone Star, Titus 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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Red River County.
Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.