George Alexander Newton
Full Name: George Alexander NewtonDate of birth: September 21, 1823
Date of death: December 11, 1907
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 8 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Mount Selman / Cherokee | Cherokee | |
| H | 8 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (3) | Democrat | Mount Selman / Cherokee | Cherokee | |
| H | 8 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (4) (5) | Democrat | Larissa / Cherokee | Cherokee |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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).
(3) 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).
(4) Larissa post office closed in 1905. Handbook of Texas Online.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Terms of Service top
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House District 8
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Mount Selman / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
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House District 8
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 Legislatures: 20th (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Mount Selman / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
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House District 8
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (4) (5) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Larissa / Cherokee Counties in district: Cherokee |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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).
(3) 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).
(4) Larissa post office closed in 1905. Handbook of Texas Online.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, George A. Newton, pp. 276-277. Born 9/21/1822 in Bedford County, Tennessee, married Mary A. McKee, of Marshall County, Tennessee, in 1843. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, George Alexander Newton, McKee-Newton Family. Cherokee County Historical Commission, Cherokee County History, 2001, pp. 404-405, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. "He was elected to represent Cherokee County in the 18th, 20th, and 21st sessions of the Texas Legislature in the House of Representatives under Gov. L.S. 'Sul' Ross." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, p. 251. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Military Service Notes
- Possibly George A. Newton, Captain Beat No. 4, Cherokee County, 10th Brigade, Texas State Troops, 1862. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900, Civil War Index - Captains and Civil War Index - Units. Ancestry.com.
- "In 1862 he volunteered in the Confederate States service, and was detailed to command and conduct wagon trains with supplies for the troops from Henderson to San Antonio, Brownsville and elsewhere." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Other Resources
- G.A. Newton, birth date 9/21/1823, married to Mary Almira McKee 8/15/1843, death date 12/11/1907, photos, obituary from "Newspaper Obituaries 1836-1908 Cherokee County, Texas," burial in Larissa Cemetery, Mount Selman, Cherokee County. Find a Grave.
- George Alex Newton, Democrat, farmer, age 66 in 1889, born in Tennessee. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Mentioned in Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Photographs
- Photograph. G.A. Newton, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. G.A. Newton, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). 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.
Committee Information top
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21st R.S. - 1889
Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Contingent Expenses Penitentiaries Private Land Claims (Chair) Water Supply | ||
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20th R.S. - 1887
Agricultural Affairs Federal Relations (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Building and Grounds | ||
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18th R.S. - 1883
Agricultural Affairs Educational Affairs |
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