Friench Simpson

Full Name: Friench Simpson
Date of birth: February 13, 1848
Date of death: March 24, 1923

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	18	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897	23rd ⁽²⁾ 24th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Hallettsville / Lavaca		Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

(1) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(2) 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 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

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Senate District 18
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 23rd ⁽²⁾ 24th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca
Counties in district: Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca

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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.
SIMPSON, FRIENCH (1848-1923). Birth date 2/13/1848, death date 3/23/1923. Handbook of Texas Online.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, 13th Texas Infantry (13th Regiment, Texas Volunteers). Friench Simpson, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, 13th Regiment, Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, Friench Simpson, birth date 2/13/1848, death date 3/24/1923, burial in Hallettsville City Cemetery, Hallettsville, Lavaca County. Biographical information from the Hallettsville New Era and Colorado Citizen. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Friench Simpson, birth date 2/13/1848 in Fairfax County, Virginia; death date 3/24/1923 in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas; banker business and insurance. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary, Friench Simpson, "Death at Hallettsville of Prominent Resident," The Schulenburg Sticker, 3/30/1923, p. 3, crediting Schulenburg Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. French Simpson, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Friench Simpson, 23rd 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.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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24th R.S. - 1895 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Public Debts, Claims and Accounts State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums Towns and City Corporations
23rd R.S. - 1893 Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Education Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs (Chair) Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands State Affairs Stock and Stockraising

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