Andrew Carroll Graves
Full Name: Andrew Carroll GravesDate of birth: January 10, 1831
Date of death: September 6, 1904
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 63 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Republican | Gatesville / Coryell | Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) 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).
(2) Republican, 1/12/1887, p. 2. San Antonio Daily Express.
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House District 63
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (1) (2) Party: Republican Home City/County: Gatesville / Coryell Counties in district: Coryell, Hamilton |
(1) 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).
(2) Republican, 1/12/1887, p. 2. San Antonio Daily Express.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- A.C. Graves, birth date 1/10/1831, death date 9/6/1904, burial in Gatesville Cemetery, Gatesville, Coryell County. Includes portrait and biographical sketch of Andrew Carroll Graves from The Centennial Story of the First Baptist Church of Gatesville. "In 1875 he was elected a member of the 20th Legislature of Texas. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention in 1875, which framed our present Texas State Constitution." Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch, Andrew Carroll Graves, pp. 134-135. Born 1/10/1831 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Obituary, "Rev. A.C. Graves Dead: Well Known as a Baptist Minister Since the War," The Houston Post, 9/8/1904, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company I, 19th Regiment, Texas Cavalry (Burford's), enlistment date 7/1/1862. Andrew C. Graves, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Company I, 19th Texas Cavalry. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Andrew C. Graves, Coryell County, age 49, born circa 1831 in Tennessee, minister. FamilySearch.
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1875. Included in Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas: Begun and Held at the City of Austin Texas. Constitutional Convention (1875). Galveston : Printed for the Convention at the "News" Office, 1875, pp. 3-4. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.C. Graves, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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20th R.S. - 1887
Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries County Government and County Finance Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation |
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