Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
S	31	Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870	11th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala
S	31	Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866	10th ⁽⁵⁾	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Concho, Dawson, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, McCulloch, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, San Saba, Uvalde, Zavala
H	72	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽⁶⁾	Fredericksburg / Gillespie	Comal, Gillespie

(1) 11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5. Senate Journal.
(2) Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection in 1866 - "Thirty-three senators were elected to the Eleventh Legislature," p. 58. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(5) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call by district (holdover Senators), 11/2/1863, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal.
(6) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Member roster, 11th Legislature, Regular Session: A.O. Cooley, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, lawyer, no state of nativity or age listed. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

COOLEY, ALBERT O. [A.O.] (ca. 1826-1899). Also listed as Alby or Almon. Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, Judge A.O. Cooley, "Death of Judge Cooley: A Famous Texas Lawyer Dies in Fredericksburg," 9/27/1899, p. 5. San Antonio Light.

Other Resources

Census of 1860 - A.O. Cooley, Gillespie County, age 34, born circa 1826 in New York, lawyer.
Census of 1870 - A.O. Cooley, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, age 43, born circa 1827 in New York, lawyer.
Census of 1880 - O.A. Cooley, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, age 51, born circa 1829 in New York, attorney at law. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880
A.O. Cooley, death date 9/26/1899, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

Photograph. A.O. Cooley, 11th Legislature, By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Photograph. A.O. Cooley, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

11th session composite photo of Senate members (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History). By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Committee Information top

11th R.S. - 1866 Burning of Brenham, Governor's Message and Accompanying Documents, Select Indian Affairs Jefferson Davis, Petition to Release, Select Judicial Districts, Select Judiciary Privileges and Elections Public Lands U.S. Senators, Election of
10th R.S. - 1863 Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills
7th R.S. - 1857 Education Judicial Districts Public Lands Translation of Spanish Documents by Geo. Fisher, Esq., in the State Library

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