Mitchell Henderson McCuistion
Full Name: Mitchell Henderson McCuistionOther surnames: McCuistian, McCuiston, McCuition
Date of birth: August 7, 1828
Date of death: June 11, 1897
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 18 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Lamar | |
| H | 11 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Fannin, Lamar |
Terms of Service top
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House District 18
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Paris / Lamar Counties in district: Lamar |
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House District 11
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Paris / Lamar Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- M.H. McCuiston. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Mitchell Henderson McCuistion, pp. 549-550. Born 8/4/1828 in Bedford County, Tennessee; served in the 14th and 15th Texas Legislatures. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- MCCUISTION, MITCHELL HENDERSON (1828-1897). Also referred to as McCuition. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, M.H. McCuistion, pp. 78-80. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company K, 9th Texas Infantry Regiment. Served as lieutenant, commissary officer, and quartermaster. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Mitchel H. McCuistion, birth date 8/7/1828, death date 6/11/1897, burial in Shady Grove Cemetery, Pattonville, Lamar County. Husband of N.J. McCuistion. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. M.H. McCuistian, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. M.H. McCuiston, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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15th R.S. - 1876
Agriculture and Stock Raising Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiary Rules (Chair) | ||
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14th R.S. - 1874
Agriculture and Stock Raising Internal Improvements Penitentiary |
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