G.W. Diamond

George Washington Diamond

Full Name: George Washington Diamond
Date of birth: December 26, 1835
Date of death: June 24, 1911

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 13 Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 11th (1)     Henderson / Rusk   Rusk

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Terms of Service top

House District 13
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
Legislatures: 11th (1)  
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Company A, 11th Texas Cavalry Regiment, per soldier's application for pension. Geo. W. Diamond, Whitesboro, Grayson County, born circa 1835 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Pension File No. 1645, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
  • Confederate States Army, 3rd Texas Cavalry and 11th Texas Cavalry; Captain, Company D, Terrell's 37th Texas Cavalry. George Washington Diamond. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Other Resources

  • Geo. W. Diamond, born 1835, death date 6/24/1911 in Grayson County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • George W. Diamond, birth date 12/26/1835, death date 6/24/1911, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Grayson County, with wife Frances Susan Turner. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. G.W. Diamond, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

11th R.S. - 1866
Education  
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Internal Improvement  

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