Abner Gaines Lipscomb

Full Name: Abner Gaines Lipscomb
Date of birth: January 16, 1854
Date of death: January 26, 1927

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	16	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Hempstead / Waller		Fort Bend, Harris, Waller
S	16	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Hempstead / Waller		Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller

(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) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 16
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hempstead / Waller
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Harris, Waller

Senate District 16
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hempstead / Waller
Counties in district: Austin, Fort Bend, Harris, Waller

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.
A.G. Lipscomb. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Volume II, pp. 926-927, 929. Birth date 8/16/1858. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of his father, Y. Gaines Lipscomb, pp. 502-503. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Biographical sketch, Abner G. Lipscomb, pp. 59-60. Born 1/16/1854 in Washington County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Abner G. Lipscomb, Waller County, age 46, born August 1854 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Kate. FamilySearch.
Abner Gaines Lipscomb (1855-1927), burial in Hempstead Cemetery, Waller County. Find a Grave.
A.G. or A.J. Lipscomb, Democrat, lawyer, age 47 in 1903, born in Texas. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Death notice, "Judge Lipscomb Dies at Hempstead Home," 1/27/1927, p. 1. Judge A.G. Lipscomb, death date Wednesday morning, 1/26/1927. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.
27th Legislature (1901) - A.G. Lipscomb, Hempstead, Waller County, lawyer, nativity Texas, age 45, Democrat.
28th Legislature (1903) - A.J. Lipscomb, Hempstead, Waller County, lawyer, nativity Texas, age 47, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 27th

Photographs

Photograph. A.G. Lipscomb, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.G. Lipscomb, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Educational Affairs Enrolled Bills Finance Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Labor Public Health San Jacinto Battle Ground San Jacinto Battle Ground Picture Purchasing State Asylums (Chair) State Penitentiaries Town and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
27th R.S. - 1901 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Public Lands and Land Office State Penitentiaries Towns and City Corporations

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