Terms of Service

• Senate, 5th ^{(2) (3) (4)} Legislature
  11/7/1853 - 11/5/1855
   
  
• House, 1st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
  2/16/1846 - 12/13/1847
   
  

(1) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(2) 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) .
(3) 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) .
(4) 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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Henry W. Sublett, age 37, native state Kentucky, emigrated from Kentucky in 1837, lawyer, postoffice Austin, Travis County. House Journal .

Other Resources

• Henry Williams Sublitt [sic], birth date 5/27/1817, [death date obscured], burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave .
• SUBLETT, HENRY WILLIAMS (1817-1859). Birth date 5/27/1817, death date 10/3/1859. Handbook of Texas Online .
• Memorial resolution, "The Late Col. H.W. Sublett," Austin Lodge No. 19, A.F. and A. Masons, State Gazette, 10/8/1859, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Henry W. Sublett, who departed this life on the morning of the 4th of October, 1859 . . . In 1846, he was elected as one of the Representatives of that county [San Augustine] to the State Legislature, where, though young, he distinguished himself as a leading politician from that division of the State." Death date 10/4/1859.
  Death notice, The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Texas), 10/12/1859, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Col. Henry W. Sublett, a much esteemed citizen of Austin, died on Monday night, 3d inst., in that city." Death date 10/3/1859. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . October 12, 1859 October 8, 1859
• Biographical notes, p. 246. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861 1990.

Committee Information

• 5th R.S. - 1853
• Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
• Indian Affairs  
• Judiciary  
• Land Office  
• Public Buildings  
• Public Debt  
• 1st R.S. - 1846
• Judiciary