Absalom Carter Oliver

Full Name: Absalom Carter Oliver
Date of birth: June 23, 1839
Date of death: March 4, 1929

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	1	Aug 13, 1913 - Aug 21, 1913	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Atlanta / Cass	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris
H	2	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	Democrat	Douglassville / Cass	Cass
H	2	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽¹¹⁾	Democrat	Douglassville / Cass	Cass
H	16	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd	Democrat	Douglassville / Cass	Cass
H	11	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾	Democrat	Douglassville / Cass	Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

(1) "State Senator Briefly: Dr. A.C. Oliver Accepts Superintendency of Confederate Home, Vacating Seat from First District," 8/22/1913, p. 9. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Special election 7/19/1913, "Overwhelming Defeat for Three Amendments. . .Dr. E.I. Clark Wins in Eighteenth Senatorial; Tom B. Coe Leads in Twelfth Representative; E.M. Greer Elected in Seventh Senatorial; H.R. Greer Elected 125th Representative," 7/20/1913, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Special election date, 7/19/1913. "East Texas Vote for a Legislator: Close Race in Twelfth Representative and First Senatorial Districts; James A. Harley Elected: Seguin Man Unopposed for Senator From Twenty-First District," 7/21/1913, p. 2. Notes close contest in House of Representatives District 12 between Tom B. Coe of Kountze and "Milton Rich of Wallisville." Galveston Daily News.
(4) Absolom C. Oliver, in special election 7/19/1913, sworn 8/13/1913, succeeded Horace W. Vaughan, resigned 4/1/1913. John M. Henderson, sworn 9/11/1914, succeeded Absolom C. Oliver, resigned 8/21/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) "Prohibition an issue in the Legislature...liquor question also blocks seating of Senator Oliver," 8/7/1913, p. 5, describes election contest between Dr. A.C. Oliver and C.A. Wheeler. San Antonio Light.
(6) Report of Committee on Privileges and Elections, Contested election, A.C. Oliver and C.A. Wheeler, first senatorial district special election held on July 19, 1913. Senate Journal.
(7) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 22nd, 25th, and 26th House, and the Pocket Directory of the 17th Legislature of Texas. Texas Legislative Manual.
(8) District 2: Cass County; District 4: Red River County [Chambers]; 22nd Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 21. General Laws of the State of Texas.
(9) District 2, Cass County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) District 4: Cass County. Home post office Douglasville. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) Oliver elected to the 25th Legislature as a Democrat, p. 151. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
(12) Daingerfield, Morris County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(13) Douglassville, Cass County, physician, nativity Alabama, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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Senate District 1
Aug 13, 1913 - Aug 21, 1913
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Atlanta / Cass
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

House District 2
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Douglassville / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 2
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽¹¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Douglassville / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 16
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Douglassville / Cass
Counties in district: Cass

House District 11
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Douglassville / Cass
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

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Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, R.S., 3/9/1929, p. 1503. Resolutions - Memorial.
41st Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 93, 3/8/1929, p. 1253. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, Dr. Absalom Carter Oliver. Born 6/23/1839 in Butler County, Alabama, military service in Confederate Army. "Dr. Oliver returned to his home in Douglassville in 1865 to devote his life to the service of this Community as a physician and to his State as a Legislator. He was married to Miss Frances Berkeley Ringgold of Batesville, Ark. in 1866 . . . This wife died 4 June 1890. He married (2) Miss Mary Elizabeth Brooks in 1892." History of Cass County People, 1982.
Brief biographical sketch, A.C. Oliver, M.D., p. 151. Born 6/23/1839 in Butler County, Alabama. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company D, 1st Texas Infantry, Hood's Brigade, enlisted at Linden, Texas 5/27/1861. Absalom Carter Oliver of Douglassville, Cass County, born circa 1840 in Butler County, Alabama; death date 3/4/1929 in Cass County. Widow Mrs. Mary E. Oliver of Douglassville, Cass County, marriage date 11/24/1892 in Cass County. Handwriting on widow's application appears to read "Absalom Carter Oliver." Pension File Nos. 40544 (A.C. Oliver) and 45352 (Absolom Carter Oliver), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
Absalom Carter Oliver, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. A.C. Oliver, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company D, 1st Texas Regiment. Military grave marker, A.C. Oliver. Dr. A.C. Oliver, birth date 6/23/1839, death date 3/4/1929, military photos, biographical sketch of Dr. Absalom Carter Oliver from History of Cass County People by Cass County Genealogical Society, Atlanta, Texas, burial in Douglassville Cemetery, Douglassville, Cass County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Absalem Oliver, Cass County, age 39, born circa 1841 in Alabama, physician, spouse Fannie, daughters Lucretia, Laura, and Dolly, son Henry.
Census of 1900 - Abraham C. Olwin [Oliver], Cass County, age 62, born June 1838, physician and farmer, spouse Mary E.. daughter Ludie, sons Abraham C., Louis, Brooks.
Census of 1910 - Abb C. Olaver [Oliver], Cass County, age 70, born circa 1840 in Alabama, farmer, spouse Mary E., daughter Lydia, son William B.
Census of 1920 - Absalon [Absalom] C. Oliver, Cass County, age 80, born circa 1840 in Alabama, physician, spouse Mary E., daughters Lugie Grandury and Lara Warren, son Brook. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920
Absolom C. Oliver. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Death notice, Dr. A.C. Oliver, "Aged Douglassville Citizen Passes Away," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 3/5/1929, p. 4, crediting Atlanta Public Library. "At one time he served Cass county as Representative in the Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. A.C. Oliver, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Oliver, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Oliver, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.C. Oliver, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Congressional Districts Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 Labor Public Health Senatorial Districts State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
26th R.S. - 1899 Counties and County Boundaries Penitentiaries Public Health and Vital Statistics (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
25th R.S. - 1897 Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiaries and Convict Farms, Special (Chair) Public Health and Vital Statistics Revenue and Taxation State Asylums State Insane Asylum at Austin, Special
22nd R.S. - 1891 Commerce and Manufactures Irrigation North Texas Asylum at Terrell Public Lands and Land Office Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts State Asylums (Chair)
17th R.S. - 1881 County and County Boundaries Penitentiaries Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas (Chair) State Asylums

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