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Nathan H. Haller Full Name: Nathan H. Haller Date of birth: July 8, 1845 Date of death: February 27, 1917 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 40 Feb 14, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Republican Brazoria / Brazoria   Brazoria, Matagorda H 40 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)   Republican Brazoria / Brazoria   Brazoria, Matagorda (1) Oath of office, 2/14/1895, p. 292. House Journal. (2) N.H. Haller, sworn 2/14/1895, unseated R.C. Duff in election contest the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Republican. "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (4) Roster lists E.C. Duff, House District 40, and notes seat will be contested by N.H. Haller, Republican. "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (5) Brazoria County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. (6) Brazoria. Handbook of Texas Online. (7) Matagorda County. House Journal. (8) Matagorda, Matagorda County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (9) Matagorda County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992. (10) Republican. Brazoria [in Brazoria county]. Texas Legislative Manual. (11) Brazoria County, p. 66. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 78th Legislature, R.S., HR 295. Born 7/8/1840. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002. HALLER, NATHAN H. (1845-?). Birth date 7/8/1845. Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics," p. 110. The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900, 1971. Biographical sketch; birth date 7/8/1845. Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants: a History of the Negro in Texas Politics from Reconstruction to Disfranchisement, 1935. Biographical sketch, p. 66. Birth year 1845, death year 1910, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. Other Resources "The Roots of Texas' Black Lawmakers," 3/18/1996. Describes lack of available information on Texas' first African American legislators. Austin American-Statesman. Mentioned pp. 147-154. From Slave to Statesman, 1993. "The Haller-Duff Election Contest Decided. Haller Gets a Seat," 2/14/1895, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. HB 469, 23rd Legislature, Regular Session by Representative Nathan Haller, An Act to establish, put in operation, and maintain a Branch University for the Colored Youth of Texas, read first time 2/8/1893. Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Photographs Photograph. N.H. Haller, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. N.H. Haller, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. N.H. Haller, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Nathan H. (N.H.) Haller, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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 Informationtop 24th R.S. - 1895 Counties and County Boundaries   Federal Relations   Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   23rd R.S. - 1893 Labor   Penitentiaries   Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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