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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	12	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th (1) (2) (3) (4)	Democrat	Columbia / Brazoria		Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

(1) Columbia was founded in 1826; Columbia served as the capital of the Republic of Texas from September to December 1836, before it was moved to Houston. The town was later renamed West Columbia. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) "Our Legislative Ticket . . .", Tuesday supplement, 11/12/1872, p. 1. "We feel confident now that the Hon. Thomas M. Joseph, the Hon. Alexander Rossy, and the Hon. John Adriance are elected to the Legislature by at least two hundred majority."
"Legislators Elected," 11/14/1872, p. 2. "Those marked with a star are Radicals, the others Liberals: Twelfth District - Thomas M. Joseph, Alexander Rossy, and John Adriance (no stars)." Galveston Daily News.
(3) "The Election for Representatives," Wednesday evening, 11/13/1872, p. 3. Shows election results for representative from Galveston, Brazoria and Matagorda counties, "as appears from the official returns": T.J. Joseph, 2,822 votes; Alex Rossy, 2,814 votes, J Adriance, 2,818. Galveston Tri-Weekly Civilian.
(4) Representative apportionment - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Representative District 12: 1 Senator, 3 Representatives. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

• ADRIANCE, JOHN (1818-1903). Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

• John Adriance quoted extensively on the history of the first Capitol of the Republic of Texas at Columbia in "An Historic Relic," 1/9/1898, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
• Obituary, "Our Fraternal Dead," 12/8/1904, p. 8. Notice of death for John Adriance, death date 12/10/1903. Notice of death for Robert M. Harkness, death date 3/30/1904. Galveston Daily News.
• Mentioned, Kemp, L.W. "The Capitol (?) at Columbia," Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 3-9. Southwestern Historical Quarterly.

Photographs

• Photograph. John Adriance, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
• Photograph. John Adriance, 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.
• 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 Collection..

Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873 Claims and Accounts   Communication from the Governor   Comptroller of Public Accounts and State Treasurer, Examine   Finance   Internal Improvements   Payment of Treasury Warrants (Chair)