Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Titus Smith

Full Name: John Titus Smith
Birth date: March 5, 1815
Death date: February 16, 1874

Terms of Service

House, 14th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/13/1874 - 2/16/1874
Democrat
House, 13th Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Democrat
House, 11th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
8/6/1866 - 2/7/1870
House, 9th Legislature
11/4/1861 - 11/2/1863

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News .
(2) "From Crockett," 4/16/1874, p. 1. Proceedings of "the Democratic convention, to select candidates to fill the vacancies occasioned in the Legislature by the death of the Hon. J.L. [J.T.] Smith, and the resignation of Dr. Frank Rainey from the Third Senatorial District . . . Dr. J.H. Stuart and W.W. Davis, both of Houston county, were chosen . . . the men selected are tried and true Democrats." Galveston Daily News .
(3) John H. Stuart, sworn 1/12/1875, succeeded John T. Smith, died 2/16/1874. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Portrait, 9th Legislature, Regular Session. House Journal .
41st Legislature, 4th C.S., 2/11/1930, p. 215. In Memory of Dr. John Beall Smith. Death date 2/8/1930. Relatives: John T. Smith - father, Dr. John Beall Smith - son. Resolutions - Memorial .
Concurrent resolutions "relative to the death of the Hon John T. Smith," 14th Legislature, First Session, 2/17/1874, pp. 320-321. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. J.T. Smith, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. J.T. Smith, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Smith, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Smith, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

John T. Smith, birth date 3/5/1815, death date 2/16/1874, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County. Find a Grave .
SMITH, JOHN TITUS (1815-1874). Handbook of Texas Online .
Confederate States Army, Captain, Company B, 13th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online .
Smith, John Titus (1815-1874). Political Graveyard: a Database of Historic Cemeteries .
Historical marker, John T. Smith, Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County, Texas. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) .
Biographical sketch, Captain John T. Smith, pp. 190-191. The History of Houston County, Texas 1943.