Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Edwin B. Scarborough

Full Name: Edwin B. Scarborough
Birth date: 1822
Death date: October 7, 1862

Terms of Service

Senate, 9th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
11/4/1861 - 10/7/1862
Senate, 8th ⁽¹¹⁾ Legislature
11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
Senate, 7th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ Legislature
11/2/1857 - 11/7/1859
Senate, 6th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ & 5th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ Legislatures
11/7/1853 - 11/2/1857

(1) Edward R. Hord, sworn 2/11/1863, succeeded Edwin B. Scarborough, murdered 10/7/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." 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) .
(3) Democrat - Listed as delegate to Democratic State Convention in Austin, 1/9/1854. Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 1/17/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(4) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(5) 5th Legislature - Report from Committee on Privileges and Elections relative to the election contest between E.B. Barton and E.B. Scarborough, 11/14/1853, p. 43. Senate Journal .
(6) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(7) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal .
(8) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(9) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal .
(10) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/5/1855, p. 4. Senate Journal .
(11) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Not present at the organization of the Senate. First mentioned in appointments to Senate committees, 11/9/1859, p. 10. Senate Journal .
(12) 6th Legislature - Listed in the "19 members of the Senate [who] retained their seats from the 5th Legislature," p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.
(13) 7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Edwin B. Scarborough, age 31, native state Georgia, emigrated from Florida in 1846, printer, postoffice Brownsville, Cameron County. House Journal .
Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal .

Other Resources

Census of 1860 - E.B. Scarborough, Brownsville, Cameron County, age 39, born circa 1821 in Georgia, printer. FamilySearch . 1860
Senator Edwin B. Scarborough, publisher of Brownsville American Flag, mentioned, Cortina: Defending the Mexican Name in Texas, pp. 28-29, 56, 88. Part of group that formed "the Blues" party of Democrats. Google Books .
Mentioned in FLEESON, ISAAC NEVILLE, as owner of Brownsville American Flag. Handbook of Texas Online .
SCARBOROUGH, EDWIN C. (ca. 1821–1862). Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895. History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 2, p. 526. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 2. October 1965, pp. 163-173, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Death, murdered 10/7/1862, before the 9th Legislature special session, p. 11. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.