Horatio Lorenzo Tate
Full Name: Horatio Lorenzo TateDate of birth: September 4, 1841
Date of death: February 26, 1929
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 12 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) | Democrat | Lindale / Smith | Smith | |
| H | 12 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Tyler / Smith | Smith |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 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
- Legislatures:
- 20th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Lindale / Smith
- Counties in district:
- Smith
- Legislatures:
- 19th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Tyler / Smith
- Counties in district:
- Smith
Terms of service notes
(1) 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
- 41st Legislature, R.S., 3/1/1929, p. 1271. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch, Dr. Horatio L. Tate, Volume IV, p. 2135. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- Biographical sketch, H.L. Tate, pp. 53-54. Born 9/4/1841 in Elbert County, Georgia. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Horatio Lorenzo Tate, pp. 184-186. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Obituary and photo, "Dr. H.L. Tate, Grand Old Man of Lindale, Died Tuesday, Feb. 26," The Tyler Journal, 3/1/1929, p. 1; "Dr. H.L. Tate – A Character Sketch by Our Editor," 3/8/1929, p. 6, crediting Smith County Historical Society. Character sketch includes Tate's introduction and championing of legislation creating a reformatory for juvenile offenders, the Gatesville Reformatory, or State Training School for Juveniles, HB 21, 20th Legislature [sic, not HB 23]. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 3/1/1929 3/8/1929
- Confederate States Army. Private, 3rd Texas Cavalry; and later Company E, Colonel Brown's Regiment of Texas Cavalry. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Census of 1870 - Horatio Tate, Garden Valley, Smith County, age 28, born in Georgia circa 1842, physician. FamilySearch.
- Dr. H.L. Tate, birth date 9/4/1841 in Georgia; death date 2/26/1929 in Lindale, Smith County, Texas; medical doctor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Dr. H.L. Tate, birth date 9/4/1841, death date 2/26/1929, burial in Lindale City Cemetery, Lindale, Smith County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. H.L. Tate, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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