Leonidas Lafayette Shield
Full Name: Leonidas Lafayette ShieldOther surnames: Shields
Date of birth: August 27, 1850
Date of death: February 7, 1923
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 79 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Trickham / Coleman | Coleman, Concho, Llano, McCulloch, Runnels, San Saba |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) L.L. Shield, Llano County. House Journal. ↩
(2) Leonidas L. Shields, Trickham, Coleman County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) "Made the race as a Democrat," p. 175. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(4) Leonidas Lafayette Shields, Trickham. 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). ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) L.L. Shield, Llano County. House Journal. ↩
(2) Leonidas L. Shields, Trickham, Coleman County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) "Made the race as a Democrat," p. 175. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(4) Leonidas Lafayette Shields, Trickham. 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). ↩
Biographical Information
- 38th Legislature, R.S., 3/1/1923, p. 1124. Death date 2/7/1923. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch, Leonidas Lafayette Shield, pp. 175-176. Born 8/27/1850 in Lafayette County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Colonel Leonidas Lafayette Shield, "L.L. Shield: Pioneer Businessman," by Montie Guthrie, Coleman Chronicle and Democrat-Voice, 9/25/2013, p. 19, crediting Coleman Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Leonidas L. Shield, birth date 8/27/1850, death date 2/7/1923, burial in Santa Anna Cemetery, Santa Anna, Coleman County. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in SHIELD, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
- History of the Loss Creek Valley Ranch, purchased by L.L. Shield in 1901. Loss Creek Valley Ranch, 2004.
- Mentioned in "Rockwood," "Santa Anna, Texas," and "Early Trickham," from the History of Coleman County and Its People. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
- Death notice, "L.L. Shield, Santa Anna, Dead," 2/8/1923, p. 1. San Angelo Evening Standard.
- Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
- Historical marker, Shields Cemetery, Coleman, Coleman County. History of Shield, Texas (named for L.L. Shield). Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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