Henry Latimer
Full Name: Henry Russell LatimerDate of birth: May 3, 1817
Date of death: September 3, 1887
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 9 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 | 12th (3) (4) 13th (1) (2) | Democrat | Clarksville / Red River | Red River, Titus |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Terms of Service top
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Senate District 9
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 12th (3) (4) 13th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Clarksville / Red River Counties in district: Red River, Titus |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, p. 121. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- LATIMER, ALBERT HAMILTON (1800?-1877). "In 1834 the Latimers moved to a place northeast of the site of present Clarksville, where they and others founded the town of La Grange (later called Madras)." Signer of Texas Declaration of Independence. Handbook of Texas Online.
- LATIMER, HENRY RUSSELL (1817-1887). Relatives: Henry Russell Latimer and Albert Hamilton Latimer - brothers. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch of the Latimer family, History of Clarksville and Old Red River County, pp. 107-109 . HeritageQuest Online.
Other Resources
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. Henry Latimer, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. H.R. Latimer, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
Committee Information top
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13th R.S. - 1873
Agriculture Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations Immigration Redistricting/Apportionment, Select Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) | ||
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12th Adjourned - 1871
Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Penitentiary Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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12th R.S. - 1871
Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Penitentiary Stock and Stock Raising | ||
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12th 1st C.S. - 1870
Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Penitentiary Stock and Stock Raising |
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