Seth Phineas Mills

Full Name: Seth Phineas Mills
Date of birth: August 19, 1841
Date of death: February 11, 1916

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	11	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Falls, McLennan, Milam
H	66	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	66	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	61	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Democrat	Speegleville / McLennan	McLennan
H	61	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan
H	57	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽¹²⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	McLennan

(1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) SPEEGLEVILLE, TEXAS. Handbook of Texas Online.
(5) Spegleville. House Journal.
(6) "Sound and consistent Democrat," p. 269. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(7) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(8) Seth P. Mills, Waco. Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(9) 28th Legislature (1903) - shows "served in former sessions: 16th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th House." Seth P. Mills not listed in the House journal for the 22nd, however; he is listed in the 21st, see note (2). Texas Legislative Manual.
(10) Democrat, p. 156. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(11) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(12) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 11
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, McLennan, Milam

House District 66
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 66
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 61
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Speegleville / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 61
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

House District 57
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽¹²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Seth Phineas Mills, Volume 24, Number 1, January 1916, p. 322. Birth date 8/19/1841, death date 2/11/1916, marriage to Fannie Standifer in October 1871. "He was a representative in four sessions of the Texas Legislature and in the Senate in 1902." Confederate Veteran.
Biographical sketch, Seth P. Mills, pp. 155-156. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, Seth P. Mills, pp. 269-271. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, Seth P. Mills, p. 267. Birth date 8/19/1851 in Dade County, Missouri. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
"Seth P. Mills, Pioneer, Confederate Soldier," by Terri Jo Ryan, 7/10/2006, Waco History Project. Birth date 8/19/1841, death date 2/11/1916. Waco Tribune-Herald.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Sergeant, Company F, Smith's Regiment of Missouri Cavalry. Confederate Veteran.

Other Resources

Seth P. Mills, birth date 8/19/1841 in Missouri; death date 2/11/1916 in Waco, McLennan County, Texas; retired farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Seth P. Mills, birth date 8/19/1841, death date 2/11/1916, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Seth P. Mills, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.P. Mills, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.P. Mills, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. S.T. Mills, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. S.P. Mills, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). 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.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance Investigate the fairness of the meeting of senators to determine by drawing of lots the lengths of their terms Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Printing Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Penitentiaries Town and City Corporations
24th R.S. - 1895 Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate Counties and County Boundaries Finance Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Rules Towns and City Corporations
23rd R.S. - 1893 Constitutional Amendments Finance Revenue and Taxation Rules State Asylums Town and City Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Public Health and Vital Statistics Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Water Supply
20th R.S. - 1887 Privileges and Elections Proposition by T.H. Wheless, Stenographic Report of the Proceedings of the Legislature Revenue and Taxation (Chair)
16th R.S. - 1879 Agriculture and Stock Raising Assessment and Collection of Taxes Code of Criminal Procedure, Select Constitutional Amendments Finance Internal Improvements Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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