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John W. Moore Full Name: John W. Moore Date of birth: 1817 Date of death: Deceased, date unknown Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 22 Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2) (3)   15th (4)   Democrat Grandview / Johnson   Hill, Johnson, McLennan S 7 Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 10th (5)     Linden / Davis (Cass)   Bowie, Davis (Cass) S 7 Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863 9th (6) (7) (8)     Linden / Davis (Cass)   Bowie, Davis (Cass) (1) Granbury is county seat of Hood County. Grandview is twelve miles southeast of Cleburne in southeastern Johnson County. Handbook of Texas Online. Handbook of Texas Online (2) Home address, Granbury; home county, Johnson. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (4) 15th Legislature - 4/18/1876, p. 1. All Senators listed in roll call as "Senators elect [who] answered to their names, presented their credentials, and took the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution"; in Drawing of Senatorial Terms 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years). Senate Journal. (5) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/3/1863, p. 1, listed as Senator elect, took oath. "...the roll of Senators was called when the following gentlemen Senators elect came forward, presented their credentials and took the oath prescribed by the Constitution, the same having been administered by Honorable R.T. Wheeler, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court." Senate Journal. (6) Davis County existed under the Davis name between 1861 and 1871. It was originally named Cass County, for Senator Lewis Cass of Michigan. In 1861 the county was renamed in honor of Jefferson Davis. In 1871, reflecting the sentiments of the Reconstruction period, the name was changed back to Cass County. Handbook of Texas Online. (7) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/12/1861, p. 42. Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the short term" (two years). Senate Journal. (8) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - 11/4/1861, p. 1. Listed in roll of Senators who "presented their credentials, took the oath prescribed by the Constitution and their seats." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. Biography, pp. 37-38. Grandview, Johnson County. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Biography, p. 246. Grandview, Johnson County. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Other Resources Census of 1880 - possibly J.W. Moore, farmer, born circa 1817 in South Carolina, living in precinct 5, Johnson County. FamilySearch. Photographs Photograph. John W. Moore, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural and Mechanical College, Consider Report of the Joint Committee Appointed to Visit   Agricultural and Mechanical College, Visit (Co-Chair)  Commerce and Manufactures (Chair)  Committee Rooms (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Penitentiary   Private Land Claims   Retrenchment and Reform   State Affairs   15th R.S. - 1876 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufactures (Chair)  General Land Office   Internal Improvements   Private Land Claims   Privileges and Elections   Public Claims and Accounts   State Affairs   Statistics of Industry, Public Health and History of Texas   10th R.S. - 1863 Claims and Accounts   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   Penitentiary   9th R.S. - 1861 Agriculture   Claims and Accounts   Finance   General Land Office   Internal Improvements   Militia and Military Affairs   Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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