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," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. 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," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. 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 Information top

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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