Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Mordello Stephen Munson

Full Name: Mordello Stephen Munson
Birth date: April 25, 1825
Death date: October 3, 1903

Terms of Service

House, 14th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/12/1875 - 4/18/1876
Democrat
House, 11th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
8/7/1866 - 2/7/1870
House, 8th Legislature
11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
House, 7th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ Legislature
11/2/1857 - 11/7/1859

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(2) BAILEY'S PRAIRIE, TX. "Bailey's Prairie is between Angleton and West Columbia (which was was founded as Columbia in 1826) in southwest Brazoria County . . . The town grew up around James Britton Bailey's plantation and the league of land granted by the Mexican government to M. S. Munson." Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) Brazoria, Brazoria County. House Journal .
(4) Not present at organization of the House on 8/6/1866. M.S. Munson sworn 8/7/1866, p. 4. House Journal .
(5) 14th Legislature, 2nd C.S. - Col. M.S. Munson, member elect from the 12th Senatorial District, oath of office and added to committees, 1/12/1875, pp. 4, 8. House Journal .
(6) Mordello S. Munson, in special election 4/16/1874, sworn 1/14/1875, succeeded William L. Moody, resigned 3/14/1874. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) Columbia, Brazoria County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(8) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(9) 7th Legislature - "Members of Legislature elect," The Southern Intelligencer (Austin, Texas), 8/12/1857, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(10) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Mordella M. Munson, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Photograph. M.S. Munson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch and description of the Mordello Stephen Munson papers. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin 2006.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, MUNSON, HENRY WILLIAM (1793-1833). Handbook of Texas Online .
MUNSON, MORDELLO STEPHEN (1825-1903). Munson had a 1500-acre plantation named Ridgely in Bailey's Prairie, and he practiced law in Brazoria County. Handbook of Texas Online .
Relatives: Mordello Stephen Munson - father; Milam Stephen Munson, Sr. - son; Milam Stephen Munson, Sr. - father; Milam Stephen Munson, Jr. - son; Mordello Stephen Munson - grandfather; Milam Stephen Munson, Jr. - grandson. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga 2006.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson early years at Bailey's Prairie — 1850-1862 Munsons of Texas — an American Saga 2006.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson — the Civil War years. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga 2006.
Mordello Stephen and Sarah K. Munson and their eight children and seven stepchildren at Ridgley Plantation 1865 - 1903. Munsons of Texas — an American Saga 2006.
Photo, Munsons of Texas — an American Saga 2006.
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature 1860.
Memorial, December 1950, p. 631. Son of Col. Modello S. Munson; birth date 9/26/1869; death date 10/14/1950. Texas Bar Journal .