Francis Marion Dougherty
Full Name: Francis Marion DoughertyOther surnames: Daugherty
Date of birth: February 13, 1826
Date of death: December 27, 1895
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 50 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke | |
| H | 50 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (3) (4) | Democrat | Gainesville / Cooke | Cooke | |
| H | 6 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th (5) | Unknown / Collin | Collin |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(3) Bio spells name Dougherty; roster spells name Daugherty. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 6th (5)
- Party:
- American (Know-Nothing)
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Collin
- Counties in district:
- Collin
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. ↩
(3) Bio spells name Dougherty; roster spells name Daugherty. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. ↩
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(5) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 70, Number 3, January 1967, pp. 414, 416-417, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, Captain Francis M. Dougherty, pp. 416-417. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- DOUGHERTY, FRANCIS M. (1826-unknown). Birth date 2/13/1826, "buried in Brownfield Cemetery [Terry County] sometime after the first burial occurred there in 1905." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Francis M. Dougherty, p. 265. Birth date 1/13/1829. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company A, 16th Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Historical marker, F.M. Dougherty, Gainesville, Cooke County. Francis Marion Dougherty, birth date 2/13/1826, death date 12/27/1895. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- Photograph. F.M. Dougherty, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Agriculture and Stock Raising
- Finance
- Internal Improvements
- Judicial Districts, Select
- Penal Code, Select
- Printing
- Public Lands and Land Office
- State Asylums
Joint Committees
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