Terms of Service
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Senate,
13th
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(2)
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(4)
Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Democrat
(1)
Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2)
Report of "Col. T.J. Word, accepting the nomination for the State Senator,"
Dallas Herald, 9/7/1872, p. 2.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(3)
13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1.
Senate Journal .
(4)
13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.