A.P. Gordon

Alonzo Peyton Gordon

Full Name: Alonzo Peyton Gordon
Date of birth: February 13, 1847
Date of death: November 9, 1921

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 80 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Granbury / Hood   Hood, Parker, Tarrant

(1) District 78: Tarrant County; District 80: Parker, Tarrant, and Hood counties; 22nd Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 21. General Laws of the State of Texas.
(2) District 80: Parker, Tarrant, and Hood counties. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) District 78: Tarrant, Parker, and Hood counties. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 80
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Granbury / Hood
Counties in district: Hood, Parker, Tarrant

(1) District 78: Tarrant County; District 80: Parker, Tarrant, and Hood counties; 22nd Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 21. General Laws of the State of Texas.
(2) District 80: Parker, Tarrant, and Hood counties. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) District 78: Tarrant, Parker, and Hood counties. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, 2nd Georgia Regiment, served last 2 years of the war. Obituary, 11/11/1921. Granbury News.

Other Resources

  • A.H. (A.P.) Gordon, birth date 2/13/1847 in Pinelog, Georgia; death date 11/9/1921 in Granbury, Hood County, Texas; merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Obituary, "A.P. Gordon Passes Away," 11/11/1921, p. 1. Alonzo Peyton Gordon, birth date 2/13/1847 at Pine Log, Cash County, Georgia, death date 11/9/1921 at Granbury, Texas, member of the 29th legislature. Granbury News.
  • Historical marker, Gordon Home, Granbury, Hood County. Alonzo Peyton Gordon. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

  • Photograph. A.P. Gordon, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899
Commerce and Manufactures  
County Government and County Finances  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Finance  
Internal Improvements  

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