E. Tom Porter
Full Name: E. Tom PorterDate of birth: March 12, 1869
Date of death: December 23, 1929
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 49 | Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th (1) | Democrat | Hix / Burleson | Burleson, Lee |
(1) Hix, Texas. "Initially the community was called Fraimville in honor of the Fraim family, another group of early settlers." Handbook of Texas Online.
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House District 49
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 Legislatures: 27th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hix / Burleson Counties in district: Burleson, Lee |
(1) Hix, Texas. "Initially the community was called Fraimville in honor of the Fraim family, another group of early settlers." Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- J.W. Porter, birth date 9/18/1836, death date 2/17/1919, biographical sketch, burial in Hix Cemetery, Hix, Burleson County. Possible relatives: John Wilson Porter - father; Edgar Thomas Porter - son. "Elizabeth died December 10, 1866 and John married second to Ellen O. Grisham in 1867. They had two sons (Edgar Thomas and James Dahle) and one daughter (Minnie) who died at the age of two." Find a Grave.
- Brief biographical sketch, E. Tom Porter, p. 206. Born 3/12/1869 in Burleson County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Other Resources
- Census of 1880 - Edgar T. Porter, Burleson County, age 11, born circa 1869 in Texas, son of John W. and Ellen O. Porter.
Census of 1900 - Thomas Porter, Burleson County, born May 1869 in Texas, age 31, farm laborer, single, head of household. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 - Obituary, "Well Known Fraimville Citizen Dies," The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, 1/3/1930, p. 1, crediting the Harrie P. Woodson Library. E. Tom Porter, age 62, died 12/23/1929 on a farm in Mumford [Robertson County], "State Representative for this district . . . he was never married," burial in Hix Cemetery, son of the late Jack Porter, Sr. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 27th Legislature (1901) - E.T. Porter, postoffice Hix, nativity Texas, age 31 (born circa 1870), stockman, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. E.T. Porter, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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27th R.S. - 1901
Commerce and Manufactures County Government and County Finances Education Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts |
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