James Glover Tracy
Full Name: James Glover TracyDate of birth: December 13, 1835
Date of death: February 23, 1889
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 14 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Republican | Houston / Harris | Harris, Montgomery |
(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) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 13th Legislature - Republican, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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Senate District 14
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Republican Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris, Montgomery |
(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) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 13th Legislature - Republican, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- TRACY, JAMES GLOVER (1835–1889). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and party switches, p. 150, "by 1868, however, Tracy had become a Radical, courting the black voters of Houston . . . by 1870 he was chairman of state Republican executive committee"; election challenged, pp. 162-164, 166, 168. [Also mentioned as Republican party chairman after 1871 elections, p. 143.] The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Other Resources
- J.G. Tracy, Houston, Harris County, born in Illinois, printer, age 38 (born ca. 1835). Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
- Census of 1870 - James G. Tracy, Houston, Harris County, age 35, born circa 1835 in Illinois, editor, Houston Union, living in household with Sarah E. Tracy.
Census of 1870 - Jas. G. Tracy, Houston, Harris County, age 45, born circa 1835 in Illinois, receiver T.W.N.G.R.R., wife Sarah Tracy.
James Glover Tracey, birthplace Ottawa, Illinois; age 54 (birth year estimated 1835); death date 2/23/1889, remarks: "to Houston, Texas, March 4th 1889." FamilySearch. 1870 1880 District of Columbia Deaths, 1874-1961 District of Columbia, Glenwood Cemetery Records, 1854-2013 - James G. Tracy, birth date 12/13/1835, death date 2/23/1889, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
- Career as printer of Houston Union and official state printer, For Free Press and Equal Rights: Republican Newspapers in the Reconstruction South, Richard H. Abbott, Chapter 5, p. 78. Google Books.
- Death notice, "Additional Houston News: The Late J.G. Tracy," 2/26/1889, The Galveston Daily News, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Telegram received 2/24/1889 from Washington city regarding death of Colonel James G. Tracy, "prominent in state republican politics and at that time edited a strong republican paper," remains to be brought to Houston for burial. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. James Tracy, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. James Tracy, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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