Newton R. Lindsey
Full Name: Newton R. LindseyDate of birth: November 6, 1847
Date of death: July 18, 1908
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 77 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Comanche / Comanche | Brown, Comanche |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Terms of Service top
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House District 77
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Comanche / Comanche Counties in district: Brown, Comanche |
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- N.R. Lindsey. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, N.R. Lindsey, p. 266. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 4th Regiment, Alabama Volunteers. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Newton Lindsey, Comanche, Comanche County, age 32, born circa 1848 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Virginia Lindsey. FamilySearch. 1880
- N.R. Lindsey, birth date 11/6/1847, death date 7/18/1908, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche, Comanche County. Find a Grave.
- Newton R. Lindsey. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- "Outstanding Comanche Pioneer, Judge Newton R. Lindsey," The Comanche Chief, 12/15/2005, p. 8A, crediting the Comanche Public Library. Provides text of Comanche County historic plaque on Lindsey. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Death notice, "Death of Judge Lindsey," The Pioneer Exponent, 7/24/1908, p. 1, crediting the Comanche Public Library. "He was the first mayor of Comanche, and also served as county and district attorney." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Historical marker, Lindsey-Gore Home, Comanche, Comanche County. "After his stint as county attorney, N.R. Lindsey served as a delegate to the 1880 democratic convention, Texas state representative, school trustee and multiple-term mayor of Comanche. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
Photographs
- Photograph. N.R. Lindsey, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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18th R.S. - 1883
Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Public Debt Stock and Stockraising |
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