Terms of Service
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Senate,
6th
(4)
(5)
& 5th
(1)
(2)
(3)
Legislatures
11/8/1853 - 11/2/1857
(1)
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) .
(2)
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) .
(3)
5th Legislature - Senators elect M.M. Potter, Isaac L. Hill, William T. Scott, and James H. Durst "came forward, presented their credentials, were qualified and took their seats," 11/8/1853, p. 6.
Senate Journal .
(4)
6th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover Senator), 11/5/1855, p. 4.
Senate Journal .
(5)
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.