LRL Home - Legislators and Leaders - Texas Legislators: Past & Present - Member profile

George Washington Fant Full Name: George Washington Fant Date of birth: December 27, 1868 Date of death: November 13, 1932 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 7 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd (1) (2)   Democrat Bloomburg / Cass   Cass H 7 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st   Democrat Bloomburg / Cass   Cass (1) Jefferson listed as post office for Bowie, Cass, and Marion counties. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. (2) Postoffice Jefferson. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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). Photographs Photograph. G.W. Fant, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. G.W. Fant, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board 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. Committee Informationtop 32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture   Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Hospital for the Insane   Penitentiaries   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Senatorial Districts   31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Agriculture   Appropriations   Constitutional Amendments   Penitentiaries   31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture   Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on the North Texas Insane Asylum   Constitutional Amendments   Education   Liquor Traffic   Penitentiaries

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.