Johnson Wren

Full Name: Johnson Wren
Date of birth: 1805
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown

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Biographical Notes
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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
S	2	Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859	7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Black Jack Grove / Hopkins	Hopkins, Lamar
S	2	Nov 16, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857	6th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Black Jack Grove / Hopkins	Hopkins, Lamar
S	2	Nov 14, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855	5th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Black Jack Grove / Hopkins	Hopkins, Lamar
H	19	Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853	4th	Black Jack Grove / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	8	Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽⁹⁾	Black Jack Grove / Hopkins	Hopkins, Hunt
H	Lamar	Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849	2nd ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾	Unknown / Lamar	Hopkins, Lamar

(1) Listed in "Senators holding over: Democrats." 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).
(2) 7th Legislature - Not present at organization of the Senate, pp. 1, 4. First mentioned in appointments to Senate committees, 11/4/1857, p. 10. Senate Journal.
(3) 7th Legislature - Listed in "large cadre of returning senators," p. 276. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(4) "In Lamar, a number of the candidates are in the field for the Senate . . . probably Hon. Johnson Wren," "Candidates for the Legislature," Galveston Weekly News, 5/29/1855, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) 6th Legislature, Regular Session - Qualified and took his seat, 11/16/1855, p. 78. Senate Journal.
(6) 6th Legislature - Listed in the "19 members of the Senate [who] retained their seats from the 5th Legislature," p. 258. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
(7) 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).
(8) 5th Legislature - Presented his credentials, qualified, and took his seat, 11/14/1853, p. 44. Senate Journal.
(9) 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).
(10) HOPKINS COUNTY. "Hopkins County was created from parts of Lamar and Nacogdoches counties in March 1846 by the first Texas state legislature." Handbook of Texas Online.
(11) W.H. Bourland and Johnson Wren, Lamar County. House Journal.
(12) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Senate District 2
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: Black Jack Grove / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins, Lamar

Senate District 2
Nov 16, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
Legislatures: 6th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Home City/County: Black Jack Grove / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins, Lamar

Senate District 2
Nov 14, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
Legislatures: 5th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Home City/County: Black Jack Grove / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins, Lamar

House District 19
Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
Legislatures: 4th
Home City/County: Black Jack Grove / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 8
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd ⁽⁹⁾
Home City/County: Black Jack Grove / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins, Hunt

House District Lamar
Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849
Legislatures: 2nd ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾
Home City/County: Unknown / Lamar
Counties in district: Hopkins, Lamar

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Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Johnson Wren, age 48 (born circa 1805), native state Kentucky, emigrated from Illinois in 1840, farmer, postoffice Black Jack G., Hopkins County. House Journal.

Other Resources

Census of 1850 - Johnson Wren, Hopkins County, age 45, born circa 1805 in Kentucky, farmer, in household with Elizabeth Wren.
Census of 1860 - Johnson Wren, Beat No. 4, Black Jack Grove post office, Hopkins County, age 55, born circa 1805 in Kentucky, farmer. FamilySearch. 1850 1860
Mentioned in history of Senatorial redistricting for Lamar County, "Backward Glances (from the scrapbooks of the late A.W. Neville, Editor of the Paris News, 1936-1956, 3/14/1951)," republished 8/26/1976, p. 6. Paris News.
"Johnson Wren located in the northwestern part of the county and was the first representative in the State Legislature." Fleming, E.B. Early History of Hopkins County, Texas: Biographical Sketches and Incidents of the Early Settled Families, Chapter VI, p. 50, 1902. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical notes, p. 244. Farmer from Kentucky, served in the House in the 2nd-4th Legislatures. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

7th R.S. - 1857 Claims and Accounts Land Office (Chair) Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries
6th R.S. - 1855 Claims and Accounts Finance Land Office Private Land Claims Public Lands
5th R.S. - 1853 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Indian Affairs Treasury Department, Select
4th R.S. - 1851 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Public Buildings Public Printing
3rd R.S. - 1849 Claims and Accounts Finance
2nd R.S. - 1847 Claims and Accounts Internal Improvements New Mexico Territory East of the Rio Grande Post Routes

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