Newton S. Craven

Full Name: Newton S. Craven
Date of death: May 26, 1875

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 22 Jan 25, 1875 - May 26, 1875 14th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Unknown Whitesboro / Grayson   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Hardeman, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Elected 11/3/1874, "Texas Elections, Sherman, Denison: State Senator, N.S. Craven over all the other 3 candidates," 11/4/1874, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(3) N.S. Craven, sworn 1/25/1875, succeeded William H. Trolinger, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 14th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session - Twelfth Day, 1/25/1875, p. 164. "Senator Dillard presented the credentials of N.S. Craven, Senator elect from the Second Senatorial District...the President them administered to him the oath of office." Senate Journal.

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Senate District 22
Jan 25, 1875 - May 26, 1875
Legislatures: 14th (1) (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Unknown
Home City/County: Whitesboro / Grayson
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Hardeman, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. Remained in effect from its passage until first reapportionment after 1880 Census. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Elected 11/3/1874, "Texas Elections, Sherman, Denison: State Senator, N.S. Craven over all the other 3 candidates," 11/4/1874, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(3) N.S. Craven, sworn 1/25/1875, succeeded William H. Trolinger, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 14th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session - Twelfth Day, 1/25/1875, p. 164. "Senator Dillard presented the credentials of N.S. Craven, Senator elect from the Second Senatorial District...the President them administered to him the oath of office." Senate Journal.

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Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Company C, 63rd Georgia Regiment Mercer's Brigade, Walker's Division Army of Tennessee, according to widow's application; includes interrogatories and correspondence. Newton S. Craven, marriage to Lottie E. Craven 5/11/1865 at La Grange, Georgia, death date 5/26/1875. Application notes widow Mrs. Lottie E. Craven resided 29 years in Whitesboro, Grayson County. Pension File No. 01629, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
  • Newton S. Craven, Georgia, 2nd Lieutenant, Company C, 63rd Georgia Infantry Regiment, from 12/1/1862. FamilySearch United States Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1870 - possibly N.S. Craven, Henderson, Rusk County, age 27, born circa 1843 in Georgia, lawyer, son of I.N. Craven (minister of gospel) and Mary Craven. FamilySearch.
  • Election article, 11/10/1874, p. 2. "The Sherman Courier thus speaks of Hon. N.S. Craven, new Senator from that District: Col. Craven is a young man, scarcely more than of the requisite age to serve in the position which to he has been elected . . . " Galveston Daily News.
  • Death notice, "Senator Craven Dead," Denison Daily News, 6/1/1875, p. 3, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Georgian by birth; death date 5/26/1875 at his home in Whitesboro, Grayson County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Return of Senator N.S. Craven to family, friends, and the citizens of Whitesboro after session in the Senate, resolutions, "Senator Craven's Return," Denison Daily Cresset, 4/6/1875, p. 1, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Minimum age for Senators was 25 years, Texas Constitution of 1869, Article III, Sec. 13 (estimated birth date, 1849). Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009.
  • Photo, N.S. Craven Home, Whitesboro, Texas. Grayson County, TXGenWeb Project.

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