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Leonidas Socrates Lawhon
Full Name: Leonidas Socrates Lawhon
Date of birth: July 16, 1835
Date of death: August 10, 1902
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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22
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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(2)
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Democrat
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Floresville / Wilson
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Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson
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22
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Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
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23rd
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Democrat
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Floresville / Wilson
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Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson
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24
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Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
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14th
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Democrat
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Helena / Karnes
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Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria
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(1)
"Floresville notes," 8/7/1896. Ed Linn is "candidate for the state senate to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Hon. L.S. Lawhon."
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1.
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
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
L.S. Lawhon.
House Journal. 14th R.S.
L.L. Lawhon.
Senate Journal. 23rd R.S.
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Biographical Sketches |
LAWHON, LEONIDAS SOCRATES.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, "Judge L.S. Lawhon Fell Dead: He Was a Widely Known Lawyer of Southwest Texas," The Houston Daily Post, 8/15/1902. "Judge L.S. Lawson, the oldest member of the Floresville bar . . . moved to Floresville about 1884 and has since resided here, practicing his profession. He was a member of the Thirteenth legislature in the lower house and in 1892 and 1894 was elected as State senator from this district . . . "
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Other Resources |
L.S. Lawhon, birth date 7/16/1835, death date 8/13/1902, burial in Floresville City Cemetery, Wilson County.
Find a Grave.
"Kleberg's Opponent: L.A. Lawhon the Populist Nominee for Congressional Honors," 3/26/1896; "Candidates for Congress," 3/30/1896. Father was the "Hon. L.S. Lawhon, state senator from this district."
Galveston Daily News.
Leonidas S. Lawhon.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
"State Senator Lawhon tenders his resignation to make way for his son, who is a populist," "Wrenched from the Wires," 5/16/1896.
San Antonio Daily Light.
"Pioneer Texan and Prominent Member of Old Trail Drivers Dies Suddenly; Luther A. Lawhon . . . ," 1/7/1922. "His father also was prominent in State politics, being a State Senator from the Floresville district for many years."
San Antonio Evening News.
"In Memoriam: Noted Texas Stockmen," 10/23/1938, p. 12. The late Luther A. Lawhon, born 1861, died 1922 (son of L.S. Lawhon).
San Antonio Light.
Leonidas S. Lawhon, Karnes County.
Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
23rd Legislature (1893) - L.L. Lawhon, postoffice Floresville, nativity Georgia, lawyer, member of previous Legislatures: 14th, Democrat, age 59 in 1893.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
L.S. Lawhon, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
L.S. Lawhon, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
J.S. Lawhon, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west 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.
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