John Lane Henry
Full Name: John Lane HenryDate of birth: October 18, 1831
Date of death: October 21, 1907
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 6 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Tyler / Smith | Smith, Upshur |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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Senate District 6
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Tyler / Smith Counties in district: Smith, Upshur |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 13th Legislature - 1/14/1873, p. 1. Lists J.S. Henry, Sixth District. Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- HENRY, JOHN LANE (1831-1907). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, John Lane Henry, Associate Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1889-1893. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004.
- Biographical sketch, John L. Henry, Associate Justice, p. 82. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company E, 20th Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, John Lane Henry, birth date 10/18/1831, death date 10/21/1907, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas. Find a Grave.
- Biographical sketch, p. 63. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Other Resources
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1875. Included in Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas: Begun and Held at the City of Austin Texas. Constitutional Convention (1875). Galveston : Printed for the Convention at the "News" Office, 1875, pp. 3-4. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. J.L. Henry, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. J.L. Henry, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. John L. Henry, Texas Jurists Collection
- Photograph. J.L. Henry, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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