John C. Lawhon

Full Name: John C. Lawhon
Date of birth: 1807
Date of death: July 13, 1876

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 30 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Unknown / Newton   Jasper, Newton, Sabine

Terms of Service top

House District 30
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th  
Home City/County: Unknown / Newton
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of brother, David E. Lawhon, Vol. III, p. 1520. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
  • Biographical sketch, "John C. Lawhon," Las Sabinas, Vol 24, No. 2, April 1988, p. 3, crediting Orange County Historical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • Census of 1850 - John C. Lawhorn, Newton County, age 42, born circa 1808 in North Carolina, farmer, in household with Orinda Lawhorn.
    Census of 1860 - John C. Lawhon, Orange County, age 53, born circa 1807 in Tennessee, lawyer.
    Census of 1870 - John C. Lawhorn, Lavaca County, age 63, born circa 1807 in North Carolina, physician, in household of Orinda Price. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 1870
  • Dr. John C. Lawhon, born 1807 in Tennessee, death date 7/13/1876 in Lavaca County, Texas, burial in Moravia Cemetery, Lavaca County. Find a Grave.

Committee Information top

6th R.S. - 1855
Claims and Accounts  
Constitutional Amendments, Select  
Finance  
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries  
State Affairs  
Surveying Public Lands, Select  

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