Samuel Evans
Full Name: Samuel "Sam" EvansDate of birth: October 28, 1831
Date of death: January 2, 1905
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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S | 21 | Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 | 12th (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 13th (1) (2) (3) | Unaffiliated | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Collin, Dallas, Tarrant | |
H | 43 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (9) | Fort Worth / Tarrant | Tarrant |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) Fifteen members of the 13th Legislature were conservative Democrats. These fifteen were joined by E. Thomas Broughton and Captain Samuel Evans, "both returning conservative independents," p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) Samuel Evans refused to qualify 2/8/1870, qualified 2/10/1870, and did not attend Called Session until 5/28/1870, when he again qualified. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Samuel Evans declined qualifying, 2/8/1870, p. 4; qualified 2/10/1870, p. 5. Senate Journal. February 10, 1870 February 8, 1870
(7) 12th Legislature - party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(8) "Like Captain Samuel Evans of neighboring District Twenty-One, he [Broughton] was unwilling to ally himself with any of the political coteries. He ran for the Senate against both a Democrat and a Republican and was elected," p. 91. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(9) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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Senate District 21
Feb 10, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 12th (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) 13th (1) (2) (3) Party: Unaffiliated Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant Counties in district: Collin, Dallas, Tarrant |
House District 43
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (9) Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant Counties in district: Tarrant |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) Fifteen members of the 13th Legislature were conservative Democrats. These fifteen were joined by E. Thomas Broughton and Captain Samuel Evans, "both returning conservative independents," p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) Samuel Evans refused to qualify 2/8/1870, qualified 2/10/1870, and did not attend Called Session until 5/28/1870, when he again qualified. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Samuel Evans declined qualifying, 2/8/1870, p. 4; qualified 2/10/1870, p. 5. Senate Journal. February 10, 1870 February 8, 1870
(7) 12th Legislature - party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(8) "Like Captain Samuel Evans of neighboring District Twenty-One, he [Broughton] was unwilling to ally himself with any of the political coteries. He ran for the Senate against both a Democrat and a Republican and was elected," p. 91. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(9) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Sketches
- EVANS, SAMUEL (1831-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Captain Samuel Evans, pp. 536-539. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 1895.
- Obituary, "Captain Evans Died at His Home," The Fort Worth Record and Register, 1/3/1905, p. 10. Death date 1/2/1905. "Late Captain Sam Evans: Col. Dohoney of Paris Reminiscent of Fort Worth Man Recently Deceased," The Fort Worth Record and Register, 1/4/1905, p. 4. "Funeral of Captain Evans," The Fort Worth Record and Register, 1/5/1905, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). January 3, 1905 January 4, 1905 January 5, 1905
- Biographical sketch, Captain Samuel Evans, Volume I, pp. 246-247. Birth date 10/28/1831. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.
- Obituary, Fort Worth Daily Democrat, 1/6/1905. Death date 1/5/1905. Captain Evans passed away "yesterday morning at 10:10 o'clock." Tarrant County, TXGenWeb Project.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, mustered into the 21st Texas Infantry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Death notice, Rockdale Messenger, 1/5/1905. "Originally a Democrat, Capt. Evans became a Greenbaker [sic] and then a Populist." Milam County, TXGenWeb Project.
Photographs
- Photograph. Sam'l Evans, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Sam'l Evans, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Saml. Evans, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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