Francis William Seabury

Full Name: Francis William Seabury
Date of birth: May 10, 1868
Date of death: February 6, 1946

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	95	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr	Speaker	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	95	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

(1) Starr County. House Journal.
(2) Rio Grande City, Starr County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Brownsville. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Cameron County. House Journal.
(5) Rio Grande City, Starr County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(6) Lived and practiced law in Rio Grande City from 1892 to 1909. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 95
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 95
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 85
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 85
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 85
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

SEABURY, FRANCIS WILLIAM (1868-1946). Handbook of Texas Online.
38th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Francis William Seabury. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Memorial, April 1946, p. 169. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch, F.W. Seabury, pp. 68-69. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, F.W. Seabury, pp. 141-142. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

F.W. Seabury, birth date 5/10/1868 in Norfolk, Virginia; death date 2/6/1946 in Almeda, Harris County, Texas; residence in Brownsville, Cameron County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Francis W. Seabury (1868-1946), portrait, burial in Buena Vista Burial Park, Brownsville, Cameron County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Judge F.W. Seabury Former Speaker of Texas House Dies," Borger Daily Herald, 2/6/1946, p. 1, crediting Hutchinson County Library, Borger Branch. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. F.W. Seabury, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.W. Seabury, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.W. Seabury, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.W. Seabury, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. F.W. Seabury, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Francis William Seabury, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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 County Government and County Finances Judiciary No. 1 Rules
27th R.S. - 1901 Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Rules Waters-Pierce Oil Company, Investigate
25th R.S. - 1897 Enrolled Bills Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Mining and Minerals (Chair) Privileges and Elections Redistricting State Judiciary, Special
24th R.S. - 1895 Irrigation Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds

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