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Henry Taylor Sims Full Name: Henry Taylor Sims Date of birth: July 1, 1850 Date of death: Deceased, date unknown Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 29 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (1)   21st (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Coleman / Coleman   Andrews, Borden, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Dawson, Eastland, Fisher, Gaines, Howard, Jones, McCulloch, Martin, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor (1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (3) E.J. Sims, Senate District 29. 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). (4) 21st Legislature - 1/8/1889, p. 1, listed as new member in roll call : "The credentials of the new members were presented, and the following Senators had the oath of office administered them by the Lieutenant Governor." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, pp. 166-167. "...born in Taladega County, Alabama and now about thirty-six years of age." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Portrait and biographical sketch. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biographical sketch, Henry Taylor Sims, p. 391. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Other Resources Census of 1880 - Coleman County, Texas. Henry T. Sims, age 31, attorney-at-law, born in Alabama. Census of 1900 - Coleman County, Texas. Henry T. Sims, date of birth July 1850, age 49, born in Alabama. HeritageQuest Online. Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News. Photographs Photograph. H.T. Sims, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.T. Sims, 22nd 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. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Finance   Frontier Protection   Insurance and Statistics   Judiciary No. 1   Mining and Irrigation   Private Land Claims   Public Lands (Chair)  Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   21st R.S. - 1889 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Finance   Frontier Protection   Insurance and Statistics   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Mining, Geology and Irrigation   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform

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