Ashbel Smith
Full Name: Ashbel SmithDate of birth: August 13, 1805
Date of death: January 21, 1886
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 33 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (1) | Democrat | Cedar Bayou / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 36 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (2) | Houston / Harris | Harris | ||
| H | 36 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Cedar Bayou / Harris | Harris |
Terms of service footnotes
(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. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 16th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Cedar Bayou / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 11th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 6th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Cedar Bayou / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
Terms of service notes
(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. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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 and portrait, Dr. Ashbel Smith, pp. 69-74. The Medicine Man in Texas, 1930.
- Biographical sketch, pp. 260-261. Born in 1806. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- 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.
- 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.
- Biographical sketch, Dr. Ashbel Smith, pp. 16-23. Governors Who Have Been, and Other Public Men of Texas, 1921.
- Ashbel Smith. Birth date 8/13/1805, death date 1/21/1886 on headstone. Texas State Cemetery. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Ashbel Smith. Photo courtesy of the Texas Medical Association., Donated Material
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Cholera and Epidemic Disease in Austin
- Direct Tax, Select (Chair)
- Education
- Federal Relations (Chair)
- Finance
- Geological Bureau, Select (Chair)
- Judiciary
- Lunatic Asylum, Select
- Rules
Joint Committees
House Committees
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