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Isaac N. Dennis Full Name: Isaac N. Dennis Date of birth: June 25, 1829 Date of death: March 25, 1910 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 66 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (1)   Democrat Wharton / Wharton   Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton H 37 Jan 14, 1879 - Feb 19, 1879 16th (2) (3)   Democrat Wharton / Wharton   Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton H 53 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Wharton / Wharton   Matagorda, Wharton H 53 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (4)     Wharton / Wharton   Matagorda, Wharton H 53 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Wharton / Wharton   Matagorda, Wharton (1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (3) Jacob E. Freeman, in election contest 2/19/1879, sworn the same day, unseated Isaac N. Dennis. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette Weekly, 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Biography, p. 264. Born in 1832. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Other Resources DENNIS, ISAAC N. (1829-1910). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. Isaac Dennis, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Photograph. Isaac Dennis, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 18th R.S. - 1883 Election of W.H. Tucker of Anderson County (Chair)  Federal Relations (Chair)  Private Land Claims   Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas   State Asylums   16th R.S. - 1879 Code of Criminal Procedure, Select   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Insurance and Statistics   Judiciary No. 1   Private Land Claims   State Affairs   8th R.S. - 1859 Internal Improvement   Judiciary   Rules, Select   Slaves and Slavery   State Affairs (Chair)  7th R.S. - 1857 Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary   Post Office, To Contract for the Transmission of Paper, etc.   6th R.S. - 1855 Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Judicial Districts, Select   Land Office   Land Titles West of Nueces River, Select   Private Land Claims No. 1   Surveying Public Lands, Select

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