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Henry Dearborn McDonald Full Name: Henry Dearborn McDonald Date of birth: September 21, 1847 Date of death: April 22, 1925 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 31 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   20th (4) (5)   Democrat Paris / Lamar Senate President Pro Tempore (21st)   Fannin, Lamar, Red River (1) 21st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/8/1889, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (3) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (4) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (5) 20th Legislature - Listed as new member in roll call, 1/11/1887, p. 1: "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following Senators had the oath of office administered them by the Lieutenant Governor, to-wit:.." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Henry Dearborn McDonald, birth date 9/21/1847, death date 4/22/1925 in Lamar County, biographical sketches from Paris News, 10/3/1937 and 4/21/1960, interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County. Find a Grave. Biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Portrait and biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch, pp. 366-367. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Other Resources Obituary, "Judge H.D. M'Donald Expires, Succumbed in Office Wednesday," 4/23/1925, p. 1. Died 4/22/1925 in Paris. Former state senator and one of leading attorneys in North Texas. Corpus Christi Times. Photographs Photograph. Henry McDonald, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Henry McDonald, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 21st R.S. - 1889 Alamo Monument   Capitol Grounds   Constitutional Amendments   Employees of the Senate   Federal Relations   Finance   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Public Lands   State Asylums   20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments   Constitutional Amendments Address   Federal Relations   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   New Capitol Construction, Examine   Public Debt   Public Lands   State Asylum

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