Henry Jacob Labatt

Full Name: Henry Jacob Labatt
Date of birth: January 13, 1832
Date of death: September 8, 1900

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	65	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston		Galveston
H	35	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston		Galveston

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 65
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 35
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketches and portrait, Jewish Museum of the American West, 2016. Henry J. Labatt: Influential Early Pioneer Jewish Attorney of San Francisco Henry Jacob Labatt: Pioneer Jewish Lawyer During His Texas Years
Memorial biographical sketch, pp. 53-54; listed in deceased members, death date 9/8/1900, p. 72. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Session of the Texas Bar Association, 1901.
Biographical sketch, Henry Jacob Labatt, p. 264. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

Henry Jacob Labatt, birth date 1/13/1832, died in Galveston Hurricane, 9/8/1900. Find a Grave.
Labatt's letter of acceptance for the Democratic nomination for representative in the legislature, September 20, 1884, p. 4, 9/21/1884. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. H.J. Labatt, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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18th R.S. - 1883 Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Finance Insurance and Statistics Memorial Services for Hon. W.H. Tucker of Anderson and Hon. A.J. Leo of Hidalgo (Chair) Penitentiaries Reception for Distinguished Mexican Visitors, Including Ex-President Porfirio Diaz State Fish Commission, Select
17th R.S. - 1881 Commerce and Manufactures Insurance and Statistics (Chair) Penitentiaries Senatorial and Representative Districts

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