Claiborne John Kyle

Full Name: Claiborne John Kyle
Date of birth: August 8, 1800
Date of death: July 30, 1867

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
H	58	Aug 6, 1866 - Jul 30, 1867	11th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	San Marcos / Hays	Blanco, Caldwell, Hays
H	58	Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866	10th	Mountain City / Hays	Blanco, Caldwell, Hays
S	27	Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855	5th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	San Marcos / Hays	Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays

(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) MOUNTAIN CITY, TX. "Mountain City was twelve miles north of San Marcos in central Hays County. It had one of the first post offices and stagecoach stops between Austin and San Marcos . . . It reportedly received its name from William Walton Haupt when he became postmaster in 1858 or 1860." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) San Marcos, Hays County. House Journal.
(4) Mountain City, Hays County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Blanco County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(6) Democrat - Listed as delegate to Democratic State Convention in Austin, 1/9/1854. Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 1/17/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(7) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal.

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House District 58
Aug 6, 1866 - Jul 30, 1867
Legislatures: 11th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Home City/County: San Marcos / Hays
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Hays

House District 58
Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866
Legislatures: 10th
Home City/County: Mountain City / Hays
Counties in district: Blanco, Caldwell, Hays

Senate District 27
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
Legislatures: 5th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Home City/County: San Marcos / Hays
Counties in district: Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays

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Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Claiborne Kyle, age 53, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Mississippi in 1845, farmer, postoffice San Marcos, Hays County. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Claiborne Kyle, p. 167. Daughters of the Republic of Texas Patriot Ancestor Album, 1995.
Claiborn Kyle, birth date 8/8/1800, death date 7/30/1867, portrait, biographical sketch, burial in Kyle Cemetery, Kyle, Hays County, with spouse Lucy Bugg. Find a Grave.
KYLE, CLAIBORNE (1800-1867). Relatives: Claiborne Kyle - father, Fergus Kyle, founder of Kyle, Texas - son. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Capt. Ferg Kyle, pp. 275-276. Member of the Twelfth General Assembly. Mentions father Claiborne Kyle and his service in the Texas House and Senate. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Biographical sketch, Claiborne John Kyle. Born 8/8/1800 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, married Lucy Bugg 9/27/1829, senator in Mississippi, and moved to Hays County, Texas in the mid-1840s. Served in 5th Texas Senate and in the Texas House of Representatives during the Civil War. Died 7/30/1867 at Mountain City, Hays County. The Young Families of Early Giles County, Tennessee, compiled by Flora East, et al., 1986, 2011, updated 2013, pp. 470-471. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Home page Page 401-500

Photographs

Photograph. C. Kyle, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

11th R.S. - 1866 Agriculture and Stock Raising (Chair) Burning of Brenham, Select Claims and Accounts Judiciary Printing and Contingent Expenses
10th R.S. - 1863 Frontier Defense and Protection (Co-Chair) Private Land Claims (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising
5th R.S. - 1853 Finance Indian Affairs Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)

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