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Ashbel Smith
Full Name: Ashbel Smith
Date of birth: August 13, 1805
Date of death: January 21, 1886
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
H
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33
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
(1)
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Democrat
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Cedar Bayou / Harris
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Harris
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H
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36
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Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
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11th
(2)
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Houston / Harris
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Harris
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H
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36
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Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
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6th
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Cedar Bayou / Harris
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Harris
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(1)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Biographical Sketches |
Biography in LRL collection, 328.764 SM51S 1982,
Ashbel Smith of Texas: Pioneer, Patriot, Statesman, 1805-1886, 1982.
SMITH, ASHBEL (1805-1886).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait and biographical sketch.
Lone Star Junction, 1995.
Biographical sketch, pp. 260-261. Born in 1806.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Military Service Notes |
Describes the Ashbel Smith papers, including speeches and correspondence.
Confederate Military Manuscripts: Series C: Holdings of the Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin, 2003.
Biographical sketch, pp. 61-62.
Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Ashbel Smith, birth date 8/12/1805, death date 1/21/1886.
Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 19, 100, Plate No. 38.
Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
General Zachary Taylor's Army in 1846 war with Mexico; Confederate States Army, Colonel, 2nd Texas Infantry.
Texas State Cemetery.
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Other Resources |
Photo, discussion of service as president of first University of Texas Board of Regents.
Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service, 2005.
Portrait, p. 131.
From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
Smith, Ashbel. Birth date 8/13/1805, death date 1/21/1886 on headstone.
Texas State Cemetery.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Ashbel Smith. Photo courtesy of the Texas Medical Association., Donated Material
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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