Terms of Service

• House, 7th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  11/5/1857 - 11/7/1859
   
  

(1) Kinney and Hart took the oath of office on 11/5/1857, p. 18. House Journal .
(2) Democrat. 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) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

• Mentioned in [Historic Marker Application: Centennial House], 1965, p. 45, crediting Texas Historical Commission. "Somers Kinney, a brother or other close relative of Col. Kinney, ran the "Ranchero," a newspaper here." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Obituary, "Death of Mr. Somers Kinney," Dallas Herald, 2/26/1870, p. 1. "He engaged in business at Corpus Christi, and was a member of the Legislature from Nueces county during the session (as we recollect) of 1857-8. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Committee Information

• 7th R.S. - 1857
• Judicial Districts  
• Judiciary  
• Printing