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Louis Buckner Hightower Full Name: Louis Buckner Hightower, Sr. Date of birth: October 20, 1838 Date of death: January 3, 1918 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 32 Apr 19, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 15th (1)   Democrat Willis / Montgomery   Montgomery (1) Sworn 4/19/1876, p. 8. "The following members presented their credentials, and were sworn in: L.B. Hightower, of 32d district; A.F. Cone, of 23d district; W.L. Rogers, of 77th district." House Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches HIGHTOWER, LEWIS BUCKNER, SR. (1838-1918). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, pp. 95-96. Born in 1841. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Photographs Photograph. L.B. Hightower, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 15th R.S. - 1876 Assessment and Collection of Taxes   Claims and Accounts   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Judiciary No. 2

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