Joshua Hopkins Speights
Full Name: Joshua Hopkins SpeightsDate of birth: December 7, 1819
Date of death: August 25, 1889
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th | Milam / Sabine | Jasper, Newton, Sabine | ||
| H | 30 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th | Milam / Sabine | Jasper, Newton, Sabine | ||
| H | 4 | Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 | 4th | Milam / Sabine | Jasper, Newton, Sabine | ||
| H | 22 | Aug 16, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (1) | Milam / Sabine | Newton, Sabine |
(1) Joshua H. Speights, sworn 8/16/1850, succeeded Edgar A. Whittlesey, reported removed from state, 7/14/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Terms of Service top
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House District 30
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th Home City/County: Milam / Sabine Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine |
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House District 30
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th Home City/County: Milam / Sabine Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine |
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House District 4
Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 Legislatures: 4th Home City/County: Milam / Sabine Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine |
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House District 22
Aug 16, 1850 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (1) Home City/County: Milam / Sabine Counties in district: Newton, Sabine |
(1) Joshua H. Speights, sworn 8/16/1850, succeeded Edgar A. Whittlesey, reported removed from state, 7/14/1850. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, J.H. Speights, age 32, native state Georgia, emigrated from Louisiana in 1843, farmer, postoffice Milam, Sabine County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- SPEIGHTS, JOSHUA HOPKINS (1819-1889). Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Joshua Hopkins Speights, birth date 12/7/1819, death date 8/25/1889, burial in Speights Cemetery, Sabine County. Find a Grave.
- Joshua Hopkins Speights. Includes articles in the Sabine County Reporter and portrait of Speights, Joshua Hopkins, Texas State Representative. Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006.
- Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Photographs
- Photograph. Joshua Speights, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Committee Information top
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8th R.S. - 1859
Claims and Accounts Private Land Claims Probate Laws | ||
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5th R.S. - 1853
Engrossed Bills (Chair) | ||
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4th R.S. - 1851
Apportionment Judiciary | ||
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3rd R.S. - 1849
Claims and Accounts Engrossed Bills Judiciary |
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