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Van Buren Ritter

V.B. Ritter
Full Name: Van Buren Ritter
Birth date: July 17, 1839
Death date: September 26, 1916

Terms of Service

  • House, 24th (1) (2) (3) Legislature
    1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
    Populist
(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(3) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Other Resources

  • RITTER, VAN BUREN (1839-1916). Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Van Buren Ritter of McClanahan, Falls County, pp. 210-211, 296, 315, 406. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism 2020.
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