Sam Harrison

Full Name: Samuel Turner "Sam" Harrison
Date of birth: July 15, 1810
Date of death: September 23, 1884

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	12	Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863	9th		Alto / Cherokee		Cherokee
H	21	Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861	8th		Alto / Cherokee		Cherokee

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House District 12
Nov 4, 1861 - Nov 2, 1863
Legislatures: 9th
Home City/County: Alto / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

House District 21
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th
Home City/County: Alto / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

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Biographical Sketches

HARRISON, SAMUEL TURNER (1810-1884). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Samuel Harrison Turner, p. 160. Born 7/15/1810 in Selma, Alabama; Cherokee County representative in the legislature, 1860-1865; died 9/23/1884 in Alto. A History of Cherokee County (Texas), 1934.
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Committee Information top

9th R.S. - 1861 Contingent Expenses Private Land Claims Retrenchment and Reform
8th R.S. - 1859 Agricultural Affairs County and County Boundaries Finance

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