Henry S. Sneed
Full Name: Henry S. SneedOther surnames: Snead
Date of birth: 1849
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 37 | Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 | 15th | Republican | Hempstead / Waller | Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton |
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House District 37
Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879 Legislatures: 15th Party: Republican Home City/County: Hempstead / Waller Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller, Wharton |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Henry Snead, Waller County. House Journal.
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- SNEED, HENRY (ca. 1849-?). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Henry Snead, p. 104. Born in East Texas in 1849. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
- Biographical sketch, p. 57. Birth year 1844, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- H.S. Sneed, "Ready to make laws . . . Eighty members present (House)" (organization of the 15th Legislature), 4/19/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
- Henry Sneed. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants, 1970.
- Henry Sneed. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
Photographs
- Photograph. Henry Snead, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Henry Sneed, 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 Information top
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15th R.S. - 1876
Agriculture and Stock Raising |
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