Thomas Beck
Full Name: Thomas BeckDate of birth: 1819
Date of death: 1894
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) (3) | Republican | Navasota / Grimes | Grimes, Madison | |
| H | 30 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (4) (5) | Republican | Navasota / Grimes | Grimes, Madison | |
| H | 15 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th (6) | Republican | Navasota / Grimes | Grimes, Madison, San Jacinto, Walker |
(1) Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Navasota, Grimes County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Courtney, Grimes County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
(6) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
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House District 30
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) (3) Party: Republican Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes, Madison |
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House District 30
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 Legislatures: 16th (4) (5) Party: Republican Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes, Madison |
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House District 15
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th (6) Party: Republican Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes, Madison, San Jacinto, Walker |
(1) Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Navasota, Grimes County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Courtney, Grimes County, Republican. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Republican. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
(6) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. SB 667 SCR 13
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy. SB 667 SCR 13
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- BECK, THOMAS (ca.1819-unknown). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Thomas Beck. Born 1819, died 1894. Notable Kentucky African Americans Database.
- Biographical sketch, p. 260. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 43-44. Birth year 1819, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- Thomas Thos. Beck, born 1819 in Kentucky, died 1894 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Voter registration 8/21/1867 in Grimes County. The Bradford Family Tree - Belcher - Dixie - Caddo - LA; Texas, U.S. Voter Registration Lists. Ancestry.com.
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- Mentioned pp. 147-154. From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
- Mentioned in Minority Civil Rights and the Texas Legislature, 2018.
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants, 1970.
Photographs
- Photograph. Thomas Beck, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Thomas Beck, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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17th R.S. - 1881
Agriculture Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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16th R.S. - 1879
Federal Relations Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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14th R.S. - 1874
Agriculture and Stock Raising Privileges and Elections |
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