Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton
Full Name: Napoleon Bonaparte CharltonDate of birth: May 13, 1815
Date of death: June 17, 1896
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 2 | Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 | 10th (1) | Woodville / Tyler | Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler | ||
| H | 3 | Feb 6, 1863 - Nov 2, 1863 | 9th (2) | Woodville / Tyler | Hardin, Tyler | ||
| H | 34 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Woodville / Tyler | Tyler | ||
| H | 34 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th | Woodville / Tyler | Tyler | ||
| H | 1 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th | Unknown / Tyler | Jefferson, Tyler | ||
| H | 23 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (3) | Unknown / Tyler | Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler | ||
| H | Liberty | Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 | 1st (4) | Unknown / Liberty | Liberty, Polk, Tyler |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 11/2/1863, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Napoleon B. Charlton, sworn 2/6/1863, succeeded John T. Bean, enlisted 3/1/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 10th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Woodville / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 9th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Woodville / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Hardin, Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 6th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Woodville / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 5th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Woodville / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 4th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Jefferson, Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 3rd (3)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Tyler
- Counties in district:
- Jasper, Jefferson, Tyler
- Legislatures:
- 1st (4)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Unknown / Liberty
- Counties in district:
- Liberty, Polk, Tyler
Terms of service notes
(1) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 11/2/1863, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Napoleon B. Charlton, sworn 2/6/1863, succeeded John T. Bean, enlisted 3/1/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
(4) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, [N.] B. Charlton, age 39, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Mississippi in 1838, farmer, postoffice Woodville, Tyler County. House Journal.
- CHARLTON, NAPOLEON BONAPARTE (1815-1896). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Napoleon Bonaparte Charlton, birth date 5/13/1815, death date 6/17/1896, burial in Hopewell Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Portrait and obituary, 6/26/1896, p. 6. Galveston Daily News.
- Mentioned in Ralph A. Wooster, "Membership in the Early Texas Legislatures, 1850-1860," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 69, Number 2. October 1965, pp. 163-173, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical notes, p. 38. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Selected newspaper articles
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