Oscar Alpheus Seward
Full Name: Oscar Alpheus Seward, Sr.Date of birth: June 2, 1856
Date of death: December 5, 1936
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 69 | Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th | Democrat | Independence / Washington | Washington |
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House District 69
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 Legislatures: 36th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Independence / Washington Counties in district: Washington |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 45th Legislature, R.S., 2/19/1937, p. 525. Death date 12/5/1936. Son of John H. Seward and grandson of Samuel Seward, member of Austin's Colony. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Oscar A. Seward, Volume II, p. 728. County clerk of Washington County; born 6/2/1856 at Independence, Washington County. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Other Resources
- O.A. Seward, birth date 6/2/1867 [sic] in Texas; death date 12/5/1936 in Independence, Washington County; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Oscar A. Seward, birth date 6/2/1856, death date 12/5/1936, photos, burial in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Washington County, with spouse Elizabeth Clement McCay Seward. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "O.A. Seward Dies Suddenly at Home at Independence Saturday; Funeral Held Monday Morning: Prominent Citizen of Washington County Passes Away Aged 80 Years; Former County Clerk and Representative to State Legislature Laid to Rest at Prairie Lea," Brenham Banner-Press, 12/7/1936, p. 1, crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- "Oscar Alpheus Seward was a graduate of Baylor University when it was located in Independence. He began his public service as county clerk in 1889, and over the years served as a state legislator (1919-1921), justice of the peace, chief of the volunteer fire department, and president of a telephone company." National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Seward Plantation, Independence, Washington County, Texas. Texas Historical Commission.
Photographs
- Photograph. Oscar A. Seward, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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36th R.S. - 1919
Banks and Banking Confederate Home, Investigate Game and Fisheries Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation |
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