John Robert Baylor
Full Name: John Robert BaylorDate of birth: July 27, 1822
Date of death: February 6, 1894
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 55 | Nov 8, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th (1) | Fayetteville / Fayette | Fayette |
(1) Not present at organization of the House on 11/7/1853. Messrs. Stapp and Baylor sworn on 11/8/1853, p. 9. House Journal.
Terms of Service top
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House District 55
Nov 8, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th (1) Home City/County: Fayetteville / Fayette Counties in district: Fayette |
(1) Not present at organization of the House on 11/7/1853. Messrs. Stapp and Baylor sworn on 11/8/1853, p. 9. House Journal.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, John R. Baylor, age 28, native state Kentucky, emigrated from Kentucky in 1840, farmer, postoffice Fayetteville, Fayette County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- BAYLOR, JOHN ROBERT (1822-1894). Birth date 7/27/1822, death date 2/6/1894. Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles; promoted to Colonel, 12/15/1861; Military Governor, Confederate Territory of Arizona. Handbook of Texas Online.
- John Robert Baylor, birth date 7/20/1822 in biographical sketch and 7/27/1822 on headstone, death date 2/6/1894. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Texas Cavalry (or 2nd Texas Mounted Rifles). Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 23, 111, Plate No. 44. Birth date 7/20/1822, death date 2/6/1894. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
Other Resources
- Gen. John R. Baylor, Confederate States Army, birth date 7/27/1822, death date 2/6/1894, burial in Montell and Laguna Cemetery, Montell, Uvalde County. Find a Grave.
- Gen. John R. Baylor, including account of the battle of Paint Creek against the Comanches in June 1860, pp. 138-141, and election to the Confederate congress in 1863, pp. 161-162. Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford, Texas, 1877.
Committee Information top
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5th R.S. - 1853
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