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John Drayton Pitts
Full Name: John Drayton Pitts
Date of birth: January 24, 1856
Date of death: May 13, 1919
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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H
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75
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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Democrat
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Hillsboro / Hill
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Hill
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H
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75
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Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
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25th
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Democrat
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Hillsboro / Hill
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Hill
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Obituaries, "Ripe Scholar Called Beyond: John Drayton Pitts Was Poet, Lawyer and Historian . . . ," Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), 5/14/1919, part II, pp. 1-2. John Drayton Pitts, born in Georgia 62 years ago, died in Los Angeles 5/12/1919. "He was a leader and member of the Legislature, and was one of the legislative committee appointed to inquire into the charges against ex-United States Senator [Joseph Weldon] Bailey, in connection with the Waters-Pierce Oil Company." Includes poetry of John D. Pitts written after the Los Angeles Times building was destroyed, 10/1/1910. "John D. Pitts Dead in City: Former Attorney Here, Was Prominent in Political Affairs of Texas," The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, California), 5/15/1919, p. 5. Death date Tuesday, 5/13/1919.
Newspapers.com.
Biographical sketch, John D. Pitts, p. 157. Born 1/24/1856 in Indian Springs, Georgia; graduated in 1874 from Cornell University.
Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
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Other Resources |
John Drayton Pitts, Poulter Dennis Family Tree. John Dayton Pitts, residence Mt. Calm, Texas, The Cornellian, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1874-5, p. 50. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935.
Ancestry.com.
Census of 1900 - John D. Pitts, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas, age 45, born January 1855 in Georgia, lawyer, spouse Carry H., daughter Mabel J., son Marian.
Census of 1910 - John D. Pitts, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, age 48 [sic], born circa 1862 in Georgia, attorney, spouse Carrie, daughter Mabel J., son Marion D.
John Drayton [Dayton] Pitts, born circa 1857 in Georgia, death date 5/13/1919 in Los Angeles, California, husband of Carry Howell Pitts.
FamilySearch. 1900
1910
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (1)
California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 (2)
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Jno. D. Pitts, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
John D. Pitts, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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.
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