Astyanax M. Douglass

Full Name: Astyanax M. Douglass
Other surnames: Douglas
Date of birth: September 10, 1838
Date of death: March 1, 1908

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Covington / Hill	Ellis, Hill, Johnson
S	10	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Covington / Hill	Ellis, Hill, Johnson
H	56	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Covington / Hill	Hill
H	56	Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879	15th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Covington / Hill	Hill
H	23	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	Covington / Hill	Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young

(1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

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Senate District 10
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Covington / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson

Senate District 10
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Covington / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson

House District 56
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Covington / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

House District 56
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
Legislatures: 15th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Covington / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

House District 23
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Covington / Hill
Counties in district: Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

28th Legislature (1903), p. 1 - lists name as A.M. Douglas of Hill county, District No. 10. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Lawmakers of Texas: Something about Men Who Left Records at Austin: Cranford, Bowser, Simpson, Atlee, Imboden, Steele, Greer and Douglass. Their Personal and Political Points," 8/27/1893, p. 13. Galveston Daily News.
DOUGLASS, ASTYANAX M. (1838-1908). "State representative"; notes one of Astyanax M. Douglass' five sons "would later serve as a Texas senator during the Twenty-third and Twenty-eighth legislatures." Buried in Covington Cemetery. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Astyanax M. Douglas, M.D.; election results 11/5/1878 and 11/7/1882, [sic]. Lewis Publishing Company. A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, pp. 638-640, crediting the Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, pp. 124-125. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biographical sketch, Astyanax M. Douglass, p. 267. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Company I, 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment. Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant following Battle of Shiloh, April 1862. Handbook of Texas Online.
Confederate States Army, Company C, 6th Mississippi Infantry. Lewis Publishing Company. A Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, p. 639, crediting the Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Dr. A.M. Douglass, birth date 9/10/1838, death date 3/1/1908, portrait, burial in Covington Cemetery, Covington, Hill County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Dr. A.M. Douglass Dead: Former State Senator Passes Away at Cleburne," Waxahachie Daily Light, 3/3/1908, p. 1. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
28th Legislature (1903) - A.M. Douglass, Covington, Hill County, nativity Tennessee, age 64 (born circa 1839), physician, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
"Mrs. Lottie Douglass, wife of State Senator Douglass, dropped dead at Covington." Saturday 1/23/1904, p. 6. Victoria Advocate.

Photographs

Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.M. Douglass, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms (Chair) Labor Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs State Asylums
23rd R.S. - 1893 Agricultural Affairs Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements North Texas Insane Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the Penitentiaries Public Health (Chair) Roads and Bridges State Affairs State Asylums (Chair) Stock and Stockraising
16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural and Mechanical College, Visit Assessment and Collection of Taxes Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Education Internal Improvements Printing Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)
15th R.S. - 1876 Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Private Land Claims Public Health, Vital Statistics, and History of Texas Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) State Asylums
14th R.S. - 1874 Indian Affairs Printing and Contingent Expenses Private Land Claims Public Lands and Land Office Sanitary Legislation

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