Terms of Service
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House,
13th
(1)
Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Democrat
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Senate,
7th
(3)
(5)
(6)
(7)
& 6th
(4)
Legislatures
11/5/1855 - 11/7/1859
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House,
4th
(2)
Legislature
11/6/1851 - 11/7/1853
(1)
Webster was an early commercial center of Wood County. When the railroads went to nearby Winnsboro, most business left Webster and the town began a slow decline. In 1881 the post office closed; by 1960 there was no longer even a church or school.
Handbook of Texas Online .
(2)
Jonathan Russell unseated John Brown in election contest 11/6/1851.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3)
Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." 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) .
(4)
6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/5/1855, p. 2.
Senate Journal .
(5)
7th Legislature - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/2/1857, pp. 1, 4.
Senate Journal .
(6)
Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue.
Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.
(7)
7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276.
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.