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Lucius Adolphus Whatley Full Name: Lucius Adolphus Whatley Date of birth: September 12, 1838 Date of death: July 4, 1911 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 4 Jan 13, 1891 - Apr 29, 1891 22nd (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus H 16 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (4) (5)   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Cass H 16 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (6)   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Cass (1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1892 due to redistricting. Act approved Apr. 19, 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 20. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (2) Henry F. O'Neal, sworn 3/14/1892, succeeded Lucius A. Whatley, resigned 4/29/1891. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) 22nd Legislature - 1/13/1891, 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 president pro tem of the senate." Senate Journal. (4) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (5) 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). (6) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, "Maj. Whatley Dead From Runaway . . . Former Texas Legislator: Served in House of Representatives and in Senate in Eighties—Also Superintendent of Penitentiary," 7/5/1911, p. 2. Born 9/12/1938 and died 7/4/1911 at age 73. Galveston Daily News. Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, pp. 191-192. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, p. 349. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, Superintendent of State Penitentiaries, pp. 126-128. Born 9/12/1838 in Newton County, Georgia, married Emma G. Heard on 1/26/1868. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Military Service Notes Obituary and photo, Lucius Adolphus Whatley, Volume XIX, No. 10, October 1911, p. 488. Confederate Veteran. Confederate States Army, 10th Texas Infantry and 19th Texas Calvary. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Other Resources Luciess A. Whatley, Democrat, merchant, age 50 in 1889, born in Georgia. Card File. L.A. Whatley (1838-1911), burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Includes obituary and photo from Confederate Veteran, October 1911. Find a Grave. Census records include various first names - Lucius, Lucian, Lucas. HeritageQuest Online. Lucius Adolphus Whatley, born 9/12/1838, died 1911, husband of Emma Jean Heard. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Photographs Photograph. L.A. Whatley, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. L.A. Whatley, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs   Claims and Accounts   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Finance   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2   Labor   Military Affairs   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Public Lands   State Affairs (Chair)  State Asylums   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns, Cities and Corporations   21st R.S. - 1889 Finance   General Education Bill (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Private Land Claims   State Affairs (Chair)  20th R.S. - 1887 Commerce and Manufactures   Educational Affairs   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvement   Judge Frank Willis, Notification of Charges   Judiciary No. 2

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