Augustus Weyman Houston

Full Name: Augustus Weyman Houston
Date of birth: August 3, 1850
Date of death: February 21, 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	28	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887	18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar	Senate President Pro Tempore (18th)	Bandera, Bexar, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green
S	30	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	16th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 17th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	San Antonio / Bexar		Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green

(1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(2) 18th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1883, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(4) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(5) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(6) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(7) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(8) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(9) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(10) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

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Senate District 28
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (18th)
(18th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bandera, Bexar, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green

Senate District 30
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ 17th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Concho, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Tom Green

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Resolutions and Journal entries

34th Legislature, R.S., 2/22/1915, p. 497. Resolutions - Memorial.
34th Legislature, R.S., 2/22/1915, p. 603. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Augustus Weyman Houston, pp. 418-419. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
Biographical sketch, Hon. Augustus Weyman Houston, pp. 461-462. "His district is a vast one in extent of territory, extending from the county of Comal on the southeast to the county of El Paso on the northwest, inclusive of both a distance of over eight hundred miles. The difficult task of representing the varied interests of this large district he has performed with credit to himself as well as advantage to his constituents. He has taken a prominent part in the debates of the senate upon all questions of importance during the regular and called sessions of the sixteenth and the regular session of the seventeenth legislature." The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
Biographical sketch, A.W. Houston, p. 32. Born 8/3/1850 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, p. 250. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, Augustus Weyman Houston, p. 246. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

A.W. Houston, birth date 8/3/1850 in Alabama; death date 2/21/1915 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Account of altercation on the floor of the Senate between Senators Davis and Houston, "Statesman Enraged: a Stormy Scene in the Senate Chamber," 5/15/1885, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, "Great Texan Passed to His Reward: Augustus Weyman Houston, Past Grand Master of Texas Masons, Dies," Saturday, 2/27/1915, p. 1. Kerrville Mountain Sun.

Photographs

Photograph. A.W. Houston, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.W. Houston, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.W. Houston, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

19th R.S. - 1885 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Education Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Public Health Rules
18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments Education Frontier Protection (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Public Health Public Lands Reception for Distinguished Mexican Visitors, Including Ex-President Porfirio Diaz Rules Stock and Stockraising
17th R.S. - 1881 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Educational Affairs Frontier Protection Insurance, Statistics and History of Texas Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Memorial Resolutions Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Revision of Rules Senatorial and Representative Districts Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment State Affairs
16th R.S. - 1879 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries District Judges Educational Affairs Federal Relations Funeral and Remains of the Late Honorable Gustave Schleicher Galveston News General Land Office Governor's Mansion (Chair) Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiary Public Debt Public Lands Revision of Code State Affairs (Chair)

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