Terms of Service

• House, 2nd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
  12/13/1847 - 11/5/1849
   
  
• 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) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, p. 110, Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845 1942.
• International Genealogical Index lists Van Rensallier Irion, born 11/21/1817 in Wilkes, Georgia, died 11/30/1850 in Washington, Texas. FamilySearch .
• Census of 1850 - Van Iron, Robertson County, age 32, born circa 1818 in Georgia, farmer, in household with Madora Iron.
  Van R. Irion married M.C. Robertson, 11/29/1847 in Washington County, Texas. FamilySearch . 1850 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
• United States Army, Private, Captain Ballowe's Company, 1st Regiment, Texas Mounted Rifles. Van R. Irion FamilySearch, United States Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848 .
• Mention in obituary of Dr. Henry W. Baylor, The Lone Star, and Texas Ranger, (Washington, Texas), 9/8/1853, p.2. "Cut down in the prime of life, he sleeps the sleep of death with Walker, Chevallie, Van Irion and Gillespie, his gallant companions in arms." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin) 2009.

Committee Information

• 2nd R.S. - 1847
• County Boundaries (Chair) 
• Enrolled Bills  
• Land Office  
• 1st R.S. - 1846
• County Boundaries (Chair) 
• Land Office  
• Privileges and Elections