David Decatur Rosborough
Full Name: David Decatur RosboroughOther surnames: Roseborough
Date of birth: September 14, 1816
Date of death: October 26, 1907
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 17 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Belton / Bell | Bell, Falls, Milam | |
| H | 28 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th | Democrat | Belton / Bell | Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 14th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Belton / Bell
- Counties in district:
- Bell, Falls, Milam
- Legislatures:
- 13th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Belton / Bell
- Counties in district:
- Bell, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Coryell, Hamilton, Hays, Lampasas, McCulloch, San Saba, Travis, Williamson
Biographical Information
- ROSBOROUGH, DAVID DECATUR (1816-1907). Also listed as Roseborough. Handbook of Texas Online.
- David D. Rosborough, enlistment date 3/24/1862 in Belton, Bell County. FamilySearch Texas Confederate Army and Commanding Officer Card Index, ca.1861-ca.1865.
- Confederate States Army, Captain, 17th Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, David D. Rosborough, birth date 9/14/1816, death date 10/26/1907, burial in Moffat Cemetery, Bell County, Texas. Find a Grave.
- D.D. Rosborough, farmer, born in South Carolina, age 57. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
- Census of 1860 - D.D. Rosborough, Bell County, age 43, born circa 1817 in South Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1870 - D.D. Rosboroagh, Bell County, age 54, born circa 1816 in South Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1880 - D.D. Rosborough, Bell County, age 63, born circa 1817 in South Carolina, farmer, widowed, living in household of son-in-law James T. Pryor.
Census of 1900 - David D. Rosborough, Belton, Bell County, age 85, born September 1815 in South Carolina, farmer. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 1880 1900 - D.D. Rosborough. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
- Photograph. D.D. Rosborough, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. D.D. Roseborough, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- 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.
- 14th 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.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Public Buildings (Chair)
- State Affairs
Joint Committees
- Lighting the State House with Gas (Co-Chair)
- Rooms in Capitol Building (Co-Chair)
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