John Hampton Harrison

Full Name: John Hampton Harrison
Date of birth: November 3, 1842
Date of death: January 11, 1915

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	22	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan		Falls, McLennan

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) East Waco, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Postoffice Waco, McLennan, Appendix p. 131. Senate Journal.
(4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(5) "The Waco charter: discussed in committee," 2/1/1889, p. 10. "The senate will agree to whatever Senator Harrison of the Waco district may desire." Galveston Daily News.
(6) Harrison, McLennan County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 22
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, McLennan

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John Hampton Harrison, pp. 195-196. Born 11/3/1842 in Monroe County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, p. 391. Born 11/3/1842. "He later served as U.S. postmaster of Waco during second Cleveland administration." The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Hood's Texas Brigade and Green's Brigade of Texas Cavalry. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.

Other Resources

John Hampton Harrison, death date 1/11/1915 in Hewitt, McLennan County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986.
John H. Harrison, birth date 11/3/1842, death date 1/11/1915, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
"Capt. J.H. Harrison, Waco, dead: he served the city as Postmaster from 1894 to 1898," 1/12/1915, p. 2. Dateline Jan. 11; "died this morning at Hewitt." Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. J.H. Harrison, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jno. H. Harrison, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs Apportionment and Representation Claims and Accounts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Education Frontier Protection General Land Office Judiciary No. 2 Labor Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Debt Public Lands Retrenchment and Reform (Chair) Roads and Bridges Southwestern Lunatic Asylum State Affairs Towns, Cities and Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Education Employees of the Senate Frontier Protection General Land Office Internal Improvements Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Debt Public Lands Retrenchment and Reform Roads and Bridges State Affairs

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