David Aaron Gage
Full Name: David Aaron GageDate of birth: 1796
Date of death: March 26, 1854
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 9 | Nov 7, 1853 - Mar 26, 1854 | 5th (1) (2) | Mount Enterprise / Rusk | Rusk | ||
| S | 5 | Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 | 3rd (3) (4) (5) | Mount Enterprise / Rusk | Panola, Rusk | ||
| S | 4 | Dec 17, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 | 2nd (6) (7) | Mount Enterprise / Rusk | Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
(1) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(6) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(7) 2nd Legislature - Not present at the organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 12/17/1847, p. 23. Senate Journal.
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Senate District 9
Nov 7, 1853 - Mar 26, 1854 Legislatures: 5th (1) (2) Home City/County: Mount Enterprise / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
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Senate District 5
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 Legislatures: 3rd (3) (4) (5) Home City/County: Mount Enterprise / Rusk Counties in district: Panola, Rusk |
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Senate District 4
Dec 17, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 Legislatures: 2nd (6) (7) Home City/County: Mount Enterprise / Rusk Counties in district: Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk |
(1) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) 5th Legislature - Roll of Senators elected since the last adjournment presented their credentials, and being qualified, took their seats, 11/7/1853, p. 2. Senate Journal.
(3) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(6) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(7) 2nd Legislature - Not present at the organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 12/17/1847, p. 23. Senate Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, David Gage, age 57 (born circa 1796), native state Kentucky, emigrated from Alabama in 1839, farmer, postoffice Mt. Enterprise, Rusk County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, p. 86. "He died in 1854, probably at his home in Mount Enterprise, Rusk County." Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
- GAGE, DAVID AARON (1796-1854). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, David Gage, pp. 127-128. A History of Rusk County, Texas, 1961.
- Obituary, "Death of David Gage," The Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 4/13/1854, p. 3, crediting the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Death date 3/26/1854. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Obituary, "Death of Senator Gage," Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 4/15/1854, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Death date 3/26/1854. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, p. 188. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
Military Service Notes
- Private, War of 1812, 24th United States Infantry, later consolidated into 7th United States Infantry, Corporal. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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