Thomas Jefferson Word
Full Name: Thomas Jefferson WordDate of birth: February 6, 1805
Date of death: May 25, 1890
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 4 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Palestine / Anderson | Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt |
(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) Report of "Col. T.J. Word, accepting the nomination for the State Senator," Dallas Herald, 9/7/1872, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 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 4
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson Counties in district: Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt |
(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) Report of "Col. T.J. Word, accepting the nomination for the State Senator," Dallas Herald, 9/7/1872, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) 13th Legislature - Senators elect qualified and took their seats, 1/14/1873, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 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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Other Resources
- T.J. Word, birth date 2/6/1805, death date 5/25/1890, burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County. Includes portrait; obituary from The Galveston Daily News, 5/27/1890; and plaque "In Memory of Colonel Thomas Jefferson Word" inside St. Phillip's Episcopal Church, Crawford St., Palestine, Texas. Find a Grave.
- "[T.J.] Word, Jr., is a son of Hon. T.J. Word, of Palestine, and a rising young attorney . . . ," "Local News," The Dallas Daily Herald, 12/4/1873, p. 2.
"The Tyler Democrat says that Hon. T.J. Word is in that city, as full of life as a young man of twenty-one . . . ," Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin, Texas), 11/25/1875, p. 2.
Anderson County, "Hon. T.J. Word as our choice for Judge," The Galveston Daily News, 12/21/1875, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
Mentioned in "Anderson County in the Civil War," The Tracings, Volume 5, Number 1, Winter 1986, p. 4, crediting Anderson County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 11/25/1875 12/21/1875 12/4/1873 Winter 1986 - Obituary, Thomas J. Word, The Galveston Daily News, 5/27/1890, p. 1, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 5/25/1890. Elected to state senate in 1873. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. Thomas Word, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Thomas Word, 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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13th R.S. - 1873
Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses, Select (Chair) Education Judiciary No. 1 Land Office Penitentiary Privileges and Elections State Affairs |
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