Henry Phelps
Full Name: Henry Phelps
Birth date: 1830
Death date: March 7, 1878
Birth date: 1830
Death date: March 7, 1878
Terms of Service
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House,
13th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislature
2/13/1873 - 1/13/1874
Republican
(2) Phelps sworn 2/13/1873, p. 201. House Journal .
(3) Richard Williams and James Washington won seats in contested election and did not take seats until February 1873 (along with Henry Phelps, late because of illness), p. 41. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898 2016.
Biographical Notes and Resources
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary . SB 667 SCR 13
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy . SB 667 SCR 13
Photographs
- Photograph. Henry Phelps, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Henry Phelps, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Henry Phelps, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Henry Phelps. Born Virginia, ca. 1829; death date, place unknown. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas 2002.
- Death notice, 3/7/1878, p. 7, excerpt of Beaumont Lumberman extended obituary. Galveston Daily News .
- PHELPS, HENRY (ca. 1829-?). Handbook of Texas Online .
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants 1970.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 40-41. Birth year 1830, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898 2016.
Committee Information
- 13th R.S. - 1873