Joseph Henry Barnard

Full Name: Joseph Henry Barnard
Date of birth: April 21, 1804
Date of death: September 29, 1860

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	60	Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 13, 1860	8th ⁽¹⁾		Goliad / Goliad		Goliad, Victoria
H	60	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽²⁾		Goliad / Goliad		Goliad, Victoria

(1) John W. Rose, sworn 1/25/1861 [sic], succeeded Joseph H. Barnard, died after Regular Session. Thomas R. Cocke, sworn 3/18/18612, succeeded John W. Rose, resigned 2/14/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 60
Nov 7, 1859 - Feb 13, 1860
Legislatures: 8th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Goliad / Goliad
Counties in district: Goliad, Victoria

House District 60
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽²⁾
Home City/County: Goliad / Goliad
Counties in district: Goliad, Victoria

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, p. 49. Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
BARNARD, JOSEPH HENRY (1804-1861). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Barnard, Joseph Henry. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Dr. J.H. Barnard's Journal: December, 1835 - March 27, 1835. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Death of Dr. Joseph H. Barnard," The Ranchero (Corpus Christi), 11/3/1860, p. 2. "He was twice chosen to represent the counties of Goliad, Victoria, Karnes and Bee, in the lower branch of the State Legislature." Death date 9/29/1860 in Melbourne, Canada. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Relatives: Ancestry of Rep. D.B. Hardeman of Denison (52nd and 54th Legislatures) includes Thomas Monroe Hardeman (3rd, 4th, and 7th Legislatures) and Joseph Henry Barnard (7th and 8th Legislatures). Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. Joseph Henry Barnard, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Committee Information top

8th R.S. - 1859 County and County Boundaries Judicial Districts Land Office Private Land Claims Rules, Select Stock and Stock Raising
7th R.S. - 1857 County Boundaries Depredations Upon Citizens of Mexican Origin Transporting Merchandise from Lavaca to San Antonio Judicial Districts Land Office Physicians, To Enquire Into Expediency of Establishing a Medical Board Public Lands

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