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George Bibb Pickett Full Name: George Bibb "Bible" Pickett Date of birth: July 9, 1832 Date of death: July 2, 1914 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 13 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Cooke, Denton, Wise H 45 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Wise H 52 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (4)   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Clay, Montague, Wise H 52 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 15th   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Clay, Montague, Wise H 21 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Collin, Denton, Wise (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. (3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches PICKETT, GEORGE BIBB (1832-1914). Handbook of Texas Online. Portrait and biographical sketch, George B. Pickett. Birth date 7/9/1833. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch and photos, Col. George Bible Pickett, pp. 242-243. Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads - Twenty Years of Intrepid History, 1907. Biography, pp. 121-122. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Biography, p. 266. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Biographical sketch, Colonel George Bibb Pickett, Volume I, pp. 102-104. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 15th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, George B. Pickett. Find a Grave. Other Resources Col. George B. "Bible" Pickett, birth date 7/9/1832, death date 7/2/1914, inscription: LIEUT COL 15 TX CAV Conferderate States Army - (5 time state legislator), interment in Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur, Wise County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. George Pickett, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George Pickett, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George Pickett, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George Pickett, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. George Pickett, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 23rd R.S. - 1893 Agricultural Affairs (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Military Affairs   Penitentiaries   21st R.S. - 1889 Absence of Member, Officers and Employees of the House, Investigate   Alamo Monument   Constitutional Amendments   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Mining and Minerals   Reports of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, Investigate   State Affairs   16th R.S. - 1879 Engrossed Bills   Indian Affairs   Insurance and Statistics   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts, Select (Chair)  Land Forgeries   Land Frauds   Military Affairs   Printing   Towns and City Corporations (Chair)  15th R.S. - 1876 Constitutional Amendments   County Surveyors, Election and Compensation of   Education   Indian Affairs (Chair)  Military Affairs   State Asylums   14th R.S. - 1874 Education   Enrolled Bills   Indian Affairs (Chair)  Military Affairs

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