Joseph Courtenay Ralston
Full Name: Joseph Courtenay Ralston, Sr.Date of birth: October 29, 1840
Date of death: April 27, 1924
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 25 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Hempstead / Waller | Fort Bend, Waller | |
| H | 25 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Waller / Waller | Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Hempstead. House Journal.
(3) Hempstead, Waller County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Waller. Texas Legislative Manual.
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House District 25
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hempstead / Waller Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller |
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House District 25
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waller / Waller Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Hempstead. House Journal.
(3) Hempstead, Waller County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Waller. Texas Legislative Manual.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 39th Legislature, R.S., 2/5/1925, p. 420, Hon. Capt. Joseph Courtenay Ralston, member of 30th and 31st Legislatures from Waller County. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch of Capt. Joseph Courtenay Ralston included in article on his son, William Wallace Ralston, Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, pp. 112-113. Joseph Courtenay Ralston, born 10/19/1840 in Cole County, Missouri; died 4/27/1927. (Created 3/12/2010.) HeritageQuest Online.
- Biographical sketch, Joseph Courtenay Ralston, Volume 1, pp. 776 and 779. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
- Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. " . . . settled in Waller County, near Hempstead . . . " Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.
Military Service Notes
- Missouri State Guard; Confederate States Army, Captain. "He joined the Missouri State Guards in July, 1861, and served as captain in the Confederate army, on General Walker's staff, participating in a number of battles in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. After the war he came to Texas . . ." Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, pp. 112-113. (Created 3/12/2010.) HeritageQuest Online.
Other Resources
- Joseph Courtenay Ralston, birth date 10/29/1840 in Jefferson City, Missouri; death date 4/27/1924 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; retired stockman; burial in Austin. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Capt. Joseph Courtenay Ralston, Sr., birth date 10/29/1840, death date 4/27/1924, portrait, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Joseph Courtenay Ralston, 4/27/1924, p. 4; "Civil War Veteran Dies in Houston," 4/28/1924, p. 18. Houston Chronicle.
- James C. Ralston. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- James C. Ralston. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
- "Negro Farmers' Congress and tuberculosis," Volume V, No. 5, September 1909, p. 200. Account from Houston Post of Captain J.C. Ralston's speech, 8/11/1909, at Negro Farmers' Congress meeting in Prairie View. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.C. Ralston, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. T.C. Ralston, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Penitentiaries Public Health (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Penitentiaries Public Health (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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30th R.S. - 1907
Agriculture Penitentiaries Public Grounds and Buildings Public Health (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Stock and Stock Raising |
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