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George Washington Fant
Full Name: George Washington Fant
Date of birth: December 27, 1868
Date of death: November 13, 1932
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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7
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Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
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32nd
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(2)
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Democrat
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Bloomburg / Cass
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Cass
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7
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Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
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31st
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Democrat
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Bloomburg / Cass
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Cass
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(1)
Jefferson listed as post office for Bowie, Cass, and Marion counties.
RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
(2)
Postoffice Jefferson.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Other Resources |
George Washington Fant, birth date 12/27/1868 in Anderson, South Carolina; death date 11/13/1932 in Linden, Cass County, Texas; farmer.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George Washington Fant, birth date 12/27/1868, death date 11/13/1932, photo, burial in Friendship Cemetery, Hughes Springs, Cass County.
Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "Asserts Committee Has Full Authority . . . Attorney General Lightfoot Delivers Opinion to Senate Inquisitorial Body . . . Some Interesting Testimony . . . Witnesses Tell of Receiving Poll Tax Receipts by Mail, of Money Being Offered, and Other Matters," 8/13/1911, pp. 1, 3. "G.W. Fant, a member of the legislature who lives at Bloomberg, in Cass County . . . "
Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, "G.W. Fant Dies of Stomach Ailment," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 11/15/1932, p. 4, crediting the Atlanta Public Library. Born in South Carolina, "served two terms in the Texas Legislature."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Photographs |
Photograph.
G.W. Fant, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
G.W. Fant, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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