Eli Craig
Full Name: Eli Taylor CraigDate of birth: December 4, 1812
Date of death: September 22, 1867
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 15 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison | ||
| H | 15 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) (3) | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. 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).
(3) Election of L.T. Wigfall for State Senator and Eli T. Craig, William F. Baldwin, and lawyer Pendleton Murrah, for House of Representatives in election of August, 1857 - "the state legislative races were decided in favor of the Democrats . . .," p. 169. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
Terms of Service top
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House District 15
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
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House District 15
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) (3) Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. 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).
(3) Election of L.T. Wigfall for State Senator and Eli T. Craig, William F. Baldwin, and lawyer Pendleton Murrah, for House of Representatives in election of August, 1857 - "the state legislative races were decided in favor of the Democrats . . .," p. 169. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- CRAIG, ELI TAYLOR (1812-1867). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in discussion of Harrison County religious life and denominations, pp. 102-103. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
- Profile of election judge Craig's precinct south of Marshall, Craig's Mill, pp. 191-192. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
Photographs
- Photograph. Eli Craig, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Court of Claims Education Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) Rules, Select | ||
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7th R.S. - 1857
Education Penitentiary Privileges and Elections Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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