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David Catchings Dickson

David Catchings Dickson
Full Name: David Catchings Dickson
Birth date: February 25, 1818
Death date: June 5, 1880

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 10th (6) (10) (14) & 9th (2) (3) (5) (9) (11) (12) (13) Legislatures
    2/2/1863 - 8/6/1866
     
  • House, 8th (15) Legislature
    11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
     
  • House, 6th (4) (16) Legislature
    7/7/1856 - 11/2/1857
     
  • House, 4th Legislature
    11/3/1851 - 11/7/1853
     
    Speaker
  • House, 3rd (8) Legislature
    11/5/1849 - 11/3/1851
     
  • House, 1st (1) (7) Legislature
    2/16/1846 - 12/13/1847
     
(1) ANDERSON, TX was in Montgomery County until 1846 when Grimes County organized. Handbook of Texas Online .
(2) "In 1841, after graduating from medical school in Lexington, Kentucky, [Dickson] and his wife moved with a group to the area of Anderson, Texas, then in Montgomery County (now in Grimes County). . . . After his death he was buried in the family cemetery near his home at Anderson, on June 5, 1880." Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) David C. Dickson, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Anthony M. Branch, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) David C. Dickson, sworn 7/7/1856, succeeded Robert C. Neblett, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Montgomery, Montgomery County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Anderson, Grimes County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(8) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(9) "Dickson established residence in Montgomery County, later to become Grimes County . . ." Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016 2016.
(10) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call by district (holdover Senators), 11/2/1863, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal .
(11) 9th Legislature, 1st Called Session - Roll of Senators-elect to fill vacancies, oath of office administered, 2/2/1863, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(12) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - predecessor Anthony M. Branch drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal .
(13) Montgomery, Montgomery County. Senate Journal .
(14) Anderson, Grimes County. Senate Journal .
(15) Included on list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," Vol. 82, No. 3, p. 238, 256-262. Southwestern Historical Quarterly .
(16) Included on list of "Texas Know Nothing Leaders with a Summary of Biographical Data Taken from the . . . United States Eighth Census, 1860." The party was active at the state level in Texas in 1855 and 1856. "By 1857 the party had virtually disappeared in Texas." "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," Vol. 70, No. 3, pp. 414-423. Southwestern Historical Quarterly .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • Member roster, 9th Legislature, 1st Called Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal .

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