Albert Collins Prendergast
Full Name: Albert Collins PrendergastDate of birth: February 19, 1853
Date of death: January 6, 1922
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 62 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | Falls, Limestone, McLennan |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) "He is a Democrat, and a strict party man, because he believes that the machinery of government is safe only under Democratic principles and Democratic men," p. 169. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(2) 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). ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) "He is a Democrat, and a strict party man, because he believes that the machinery of government is safe only under Democratic principles and Democratic men," p. 169. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(2) 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 Information
- PRENDERGAST, ALBERT COLLINS (1853-1922). Relatives: Davis M'Gee Prendergast, father; Albert C. Prendergast, son. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Judge A.C. Prendergast, Volume II, pp. 823-824. Born 2/19/1853 in Limestone County. A History of Central and Western Texas, 1911.
- Biographical sketch, A.C. Prendergast, pp. 169-170. Born near Springfield, Limestone County, on 2/19/1853. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Obituary, A.C. Prendergast, "Former Judge Appeals Court Dies in Waco," "Well Known Here," 1/10/1922, p. 1. Born at Springfield, near Mexia, Limestone County, on 2/19/1853. Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light.
- Death notice, W.A. Kincaid and A.C. Prendergast, "Kincaid and Prendergast Former Law Partners," 1/8/1922, p. 6. Dallas Morning News.
- Judge A.C. Prendergast, birth date 2/19/1852 in Texas; death date 1/6/1922 in Waco, McLennan County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Albert C. Prendergast (1853-1922), burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, A.C. Prendergast, "Judge Dies at His Home Here: Was Court of Criminal Appeals Justice Seven Years," 1/7/1922, p. 1. Born 1852. Waco News-Tribune.
- Photograph. A.C. Prendergast, Texas Jurists Collection
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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