Joseph Peter
Full Name: Joseph "Joe" Peter, Jr.Date of birth: January 18, 1846
Date of death: March 26, 1924
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 45 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd (1) | Democrat | Dubina / Fayette | Fayette | |
| H | 70 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (2) | Democrat | Dubina / Fayette | Fayette |
(1) Joe Peter, p. 39. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
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House District 45
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dubina / Fayette Counties in district: Fayette |
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House District 70
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Dubina / Fayette Counties in district: Fayette |
(1) Joe Peter, p. 39. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Joseph Peter, Jr., died 1924, Biography and family group sheet. Moravian Connection, 2004.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Joseph Peter, pp. 308-309. Born 2/2/1846 in Moravia. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Biographical sketch, Josef Peter, pp. 2-3. Born 1/18/1846 in Ticha, Moravia. "(Some accounts mistakenly give his birthday as February 2, 1845.)" Died 3/26/1924 and buried in Dubina, Texas. "Texas Czech Immigrant Legislators," 2000. Robert Janak, Texas Czech History Articles and Photos.
Other Resources
- Joseph Peter, birth date 1/2/1845, death date 3/26/1924, burial in Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Cemetery, Dubina, Fayette County. Includes photograph; grave marker presents months in Czech. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in DUBINA, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned in Story of Dubina, Lavaca County, Texas, 2004.
Photographs
- Photograph. Joe Peter, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. Joe Peter, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Joseph Peter, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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