Nelson Plato
Full Name: Nelson PlatoDate of birth: September 9, 1832
Date of death: May 26, 1905
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Feb 10, 1870 - Feb 14, 1870 | 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal |
(1) In 1846, Corpus Christi became county seat the of newly formed Nueces County. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Atascosa County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(4) Plato was unseated in a "particlularly flagrant" way: he did not receive notice of the contest until the legislature convened; he was given no time to collect evidence; the majority report that unseated him threw out the vote of Cameron County," p. 289. A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897.
(5) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal.
(6) Ferdinand Schlickum, sworn 2/14/1870, succeeded Nelson Plato, unseated in election contest 2/14/1870. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) "In each house the radicals had a slight majority over both Democrats and conservative Republicans. . .These made short work of the [election] contests; the radical contestants were seated in nearly every instance. Several of those who lost their seats were leading Hamilton Republicans, as A.J. Evans in the senate and M.L. Armstrong in the house. . .fn3, One case that seems particularly flagrant was the unseating of Nelson Plato (Dem.) of the Brownsville district," p. 289. Reconstruction in Texas, 1910.
(8) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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House District 30
Feb 10, 1870 - Feb 14, 1870 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces Counties in district: Atascosa, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Frio, Hidalgo, Karnes, Kinney, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Nueces, Presidio, Starr, Uvalde, Webb, Zapata, Zavala, Encinal |
(1) In 1846, Corpus Christi became county seat the of newly formed Nueces County. Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Atascosa County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(4) Plato was unseated in a "particlularly flagrant" way: he did not receive notice of the contest until the legislature convened; he was given no time to collect evidence; the majority report that unseated him threw out the vote of Cameron County," p. 289. A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897.
(5) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/10/1870. House Journal.
(6) Ferdinand Schlickum, sworn 2/14/1870, succeeded Nelson Plato, unseated in election contest 2/14/1870. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) "In each house the radicals had a slight majority over both Democrats and conservative Republicans. . .These made short work of the [election] contests; the radical contestants were seated in nearly every instance. Several of those who lost their seats were leading Hamilton Republicans, as A.J. Evans in the senate and M.L. Armstrong in the house. . .fn3, One case that seems particularly flagrant was the unseating of Nelson Plato (Dem.) of the Brownsville district," p. 289. Reconstruction in Texas, 1910.
(8) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Biographical Sketches
- PLATO, NELSON (1832-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
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