Charles J. Stockbridge

Full Name: Charles J. Stockbridge
Date of birth: December 29, 1833
Date of death: March 19, 1894

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	16	Apr 4, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Republican	Brenham / Washington		Washington
H	16	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Radical Republican	Brenham / Washington		Washington

(1) Stockbridge and Sabin sworn in, 4/4/1873, p. 548. House Journal.
(2) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) Charles J. Stockbridge, sworn 4/4/1873, succeeded Peter Diller, member-elect, died before qualifying. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(5) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 16
Apr 4, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 16
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Brenham / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

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Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Company F, 21st Texas Calvary. Military grave marker, Charles J. Stockbridge, birth date 12/29/1833, death date 3/19/1894, burial in Weaver-Bannowsky-Big Saline Cemetery, London, Kimble County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Census of 1870 - Charles J. Stockbridge, Brenham, Washington County, age 33, born circa 1837 in Pennsylvania, member of legislature.
Census of 1880 - Chls. J. Stockbridge, Comanche County, age 46, born circa 1834 in Pennsylvania, farmer. FamilySearch. 1870 1880
Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1868. Included in "List of Delegates to the Reconstruction Convention, As Announced in Special order No. 213, Dated Headquarters Fifth Military District, New Orleans, LA., April 13th, 1868." Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A.D., 1868 (1870), pp 533-534. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.

Photographs

Photograph. Charles Stockbridge, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. Charles Stockbridge, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873 Internal Improvements Towns and City Corporations
12th Adjourned - 1871 Claims and Accounts Engrossed Bills (Chair)
12th R.S. - 1871 Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries Engrossed Bills (Chair)
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Claims and Accounts Engrossed Bills (Chair)
12th Provisional - 1870 Engrossed Bills

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