Terms of Service

• House, 1st ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  2/16/1846 - 12/13/1847
   
  

(1) GUADALUPE COUNTY established by the Legislature in March, 1846, from parts of Bexar and Gonzales counties. Handbook of Texas Online .
(2) 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) .
(3) Early prominent resident of Seguin. "When the County [Guadalupe County] was organized in 1846, Swift used his influence to have the county commissioners move the designated route of the road from Seguin to San Antonio." Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas 1997.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

• Arthur Swift, born 12/17/1810 in Louisa County, Virginia, died 4/13/1855 in Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas. Swift Family Tree. Ancestry.com .
• Mentioned in "Early History of Guadalupe County," p. 430. Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas 1900.
• Arthur Swift (1812-1855), burial in Vaughan Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County. Find a Grave .
• SWIFT, ARTHUR (1812-1855). Handbook of Texas Online .
• James M. Baker appointed administrator of Arthur Swift's estate by Guadalupe County court, April, 1855. "Administrator's Notice," The Texan Mercury (Seguin, Texas), 6/16/1855, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Seguin High School student's research on Arthur Swift's grave in Seguin cemetery, "Seguin Student Uses Science to Uncover the Past," 5/2/2011. San Antonio Express-News .
• Biographical sketch, died in 1855. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas 1997.

Committee Information

• 1st R.S. - 1846
• Claims and Accounts  
• County Boundaries