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D.F. Goss Full Name: Demosthenes Franklin Goss Date of birth: April 25, 1855 Date of death: May 11, 1925 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 29 Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (1) (6)   Democrat Seymour / Baylor Dean of the Senate.   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer S 29 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 26th (5)   25th (4)   Democrat Seymour / Baylor   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer S 29 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897 24th (3)   23rd (2)   Democrat Seymour / Baylor   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young, Greer (1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950. (2) 23rd Legislature - 1/10/1893, p. 1, All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day; 1/11/1893, p. 5, Resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes: Drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal . (3) 24th Legislature - 1/8/1895, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold over senators." Senate Journal . (4) 25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal . (5) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal . (6) 27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal .   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal . Biographical Sketches Biographical sketches of members of the 25th Legislature, Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment 1897. Photographs Photograph. D.F. Goss, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. D.F. Goss, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. D.F. Goss, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. D.F. Goss, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. D.F. Goss, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Other Resources Ancestral File - Demosthenes Franklin Goss, birth date 4/25/1855, death date 5/11/1925. FamilySearch Internet Genealogy Service . D.F. Goss, birth date 4/25/1855, death date 5/11/1925. Memorial information, death certificate. Find a Grave . Demosthenes F. Goss. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005. Reprint of Waco Times-Herald, March 4, 1898: "Senator D.F. Goss of Baylor county, spent yesterday in the city with friends. Senator Goss is a candidate for land commissioner. He leaves today for Corsicana." RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service . "Judge D.F. Goss, former Senator, dies of pneumonia," 5/12/1925, p. 21. San Antonio Light . Committee Informationtop 27th R.S. - 1901 Constitutional Amendments   Educational Affairs   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office   Rules   Stock and Stock-Raising (Chair)  26th R.S. - 1899 Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs (Chair)  Insurance, Statistics and History   Judicial Districts   Public Lands and Land Office   Rules   Stock and Stock Raising   25th R.S. - 1897 Constitutional Amendments   Education   Frontier Protection   General Land Office   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands (Chair)  Rules   Stock and Stock Raising   Uniformity of Text-books, Special   24th R.S. - 1895 Civil Code, Special   Education   Frontier Protection   General Land Office   Judiciary No. 1   Land Office, Special Joint Committee to Investigate Moving the   Mining and Irrigation   Private Land Claims   Public Lands (Chair)  State Asylums   Stock and Stock Raising   23rd R.S. - 1893 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Education   Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 2   North Texas Insane Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the   Private Land Claims   Privileges and Elections   Public Lands   Roads and Bridges   Southwestern Lunatic Asylum, Joint Committee to visit the   Stock and Stockraising   Town and City Corporations

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