Chauncy B. Sabin

Chauncy Brewer Sabin

Full Name: Chauncy Brewer Sabin
Date of birth: August 6, 1824
Date of death: March 30, 1890

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 12 Apr 4, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 13th (1) (2) (3)   Republican Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

(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) Chauncy B. Sabin, sworn 4/4/1873, succeeded Alexander Rossey, member-elect, died 1/20/1873. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 12
Apr 4, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda

(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) Chauncy B. Sabin, sworn 4/4/1873, succeeded Alexander Rossey, member-elect, died 1/20/1873. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Other Resources

  • Included in list of Unionists who fled Texas to avoid "a requirement that public officials take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy . . ." Baggett, James Alex, "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," The Journal of Southern History, Vol.40(3), August 1974, p. 448. Journal of Southern History.

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Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873
Constitutional Amendments  
Impeachment Managers, John G. Scott, Judge of the Tenth Judicial District  
Impeachment of Judge William Chambers, 1st Judicial District, Select  
Lampasas County Disturbance  

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