George Bernard Erath

Full Name: George Bernard Erath
Date of birth: January 1, 1813
Date of death: May 13, 1891

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	19	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bosque, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Hamilton, McLennan, Runnels
S	28	Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862	9th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾		Waco / McLennan	Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Ellis, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, McLennan, Runnels, Taylor
S	23	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 4, 1861	7th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ 8th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾		Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan, Milam, Williamson
H	Milam	Feb 17, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847	1st ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾		Unknown / Milam	Milam

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) "Because of the adoption of the new constitution [of 1876], any member of the 14th Legislature who wished to continue to serve had to run for reelection," p. 220. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) George Burney, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded George B. Erath, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the short term" (two years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal.
(6) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 6, 1860, 8th Legislature, ch. 45, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(8) 8th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators (holdover senators), 11/7/1859, p. 4. Senate Journal.
(9) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(10) Listed in "New Senators elected: Democrats." Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(11) 7th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment called by Districts, oath of office administered, 11/2/1857, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(12) Not present at organization of the House on 2/16/1846. Erath and Millican sworn on 2/17/1846, p. 7. House Journal.
(13) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 19
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
Legislatures: 14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bosque, Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Hamilton, McLennan, Runnels

Senate District 28
Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862
Legislatures: 9th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bosque, Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coryell, Eastland, Ellis, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, McLennan, Runnels, Taylor

Senate District 23
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 7th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ 8th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan, Milam, Williamson

House District Milam
Feb 17, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
Legislatures: 1st ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾
Home City/County: Unknown / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 80-81. Birth date 1/1/1813. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
ERATH, GEORGE BERNARD (1813-1891). Birth date 1/1/1813. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch (detailing "Erath's Fight," Jan. 7, 1837), Capt. George B. Erath, pp. 46-47. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Biographical sketch, Major George B. Erath. Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, Chicago, Illinois, pp. 118-119. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 15th Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, George B. Erath, birth date 1/1/1813, death date 5/13/1891, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. George Bernhard Erath, birth date 1/1/1813 in Vienna, Austria, death date 5/13/1891 in Waco, Texas, grave marker with Lucinda Chalmers Erath. Includes portraits, biographical information, and news articles from the Waco Tribune Herald. Find a Grave.
Texan Volunteers, Private, Company C, 1st Regiment, Texas Revolution. Confederate States Army, 15th Texas Infantry. Commander, Major, 2nd Frontier District. Handbook of Texas Online.
"In July, 1835, he joined the Texas troops, and continued to serve the country faithfully in the war of Independence and in various Indian campaigns. He was in the battle of San Jacinto . . . served on the frontier as a Ranger in 1836, 1837, 1838, in most every grade. In 1839, he was elected Captain, and commanded on the frontier, West of the Brazos and East of the Colorado, till late in 1841. He went in Somerville's campaign in 1842. Came off from battle, with guard in 1843." Capt. Geo. B. Erath. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Confederate States Army, Captain, Company I, 15th Texas Infantry; Commander of 2nd Frontier District. George Bernard Erath. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Photographs

Photograph. G.B. Erath, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Capt. Geo. B. Erath, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

14th R.S. - 1874 Agriculture Counties and County Boundaries Federal Relations Finance Land Office Private Land Claims (Chair) Public Lands Removal of Judge J.B. Williamson, 6th Judicial District Travis County Jail, Select
9th R.S. - 1861 Counties and County Boundaries Court of Claims Finance General Land Office Governor's Veto Message Indian Affairs (Chair) Militia and Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Lands (Chair)
8th R.S. - 1859 Apportionment Counties and County Boundaries Court of Claims Indian Affairs (Chair) Judicial Districts Land Office Militia Private Land Claims Public Debt Public Lands State Penitentiary, Location of a Branch, Select Stock and Stock Raising Ways and Means for the Protection of the Frontier, Select
7th R.S. - 1857 Counties and County Boundaries Indian Affairs Land Office Militia Petition of Citizens on the Frontier, Relative to Indian Depredations Private Land Claims Public Debt Public Lands San Saba County, Memorials Regarding Indian Depredations Tax Laws and Payment of Taxes Upon Real Estate
1st R.S. - 1846 County Boundaries Land Office Militia Public Lands Rules

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