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Joseph C. Harrison

Full Name: Joseph C. Harrison
Date of birth: October 3, 1823
Date of death: November 18, 1855

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 31 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 18, 1855 6th (1)     Unknown / Cherokee   Angelina, Cherokee

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Benjamin Selman, in special session election 12/12/1855, sworn 12/28/1855, succeeded Joseph C. Harrison, died 11/18/1855. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
6th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Unknown / Cherokee
Counties in district:
Angelina, Cherokee

Terms of service notes


(1) Benjamin Selman, in special session election 12/12/1855, sworn 12/28/1855, succeeded Joseph C. Harrison, died 11/18/1855. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • 6th Legislature, R.S., House Journal, 11/19/1855, pp. 64-68. Death date 11/18/1855. Mr. Rushing's remarks: "He [Harrison] died . . . on last night, the 18th Inst. 30 minutes after 11 o'clock P.M." Includes appointment of a joint committee to make funeral arrangements. Resolutions - Memorial.
  • 6th Legislature, R.S., Senate Journal, 11/19/1855, p. 87. Death date 11/18/1855. "Joseph C. Harrison, late a member of the House of Representatives, departed this life in the city of Austin on last evening at 30 minutes after eleven o'clock." Resolutions - Memorial.

  • Joseph Harrison, birth date 10/3/1823, death date 11/9/1855, portrait, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, Joseph Harrison, State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 11/17/1855, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Died: At his residence, near Austin, on Friday, the 9th of November, 1855, Mr. Joseph Harrison in the 32d year of his age." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • J.C. Harrison, Cherokee County's Elected Public Officials, Notary Public (1851) and Justice of the Peace Precinct #1 (1854), pp. 78-79. J.C. Harrison, State Legislators from Cherokee County, 6th Legislature, p. 115. History of Terrell Lodge No. 83 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, p. 695. Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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