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Friench Simpson Full Name: Friench Simpson Date of birth: February 13, 1848 Date of death: March 24, 1923 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 18 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 12, 1897 23rd (2)   24th (1)   Democrat Hallettsville / Lavaca   Colorado, Fayette, Lavaca (1) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal. (2) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, "Lawmakers of Texas: Something about Men Who Left Records at Austin: Cranford, Bowser, Simpson, Atlee, Imboden, Steele, Greer and Douglass. Their Personal and Political Points," 8/27/1893, p. 13. Galveston Daily News. SIMPSON, FRIENCH (1848-1923). Birth date 2/13/1848, death date 3/23/1923. Handbook of Texas Online. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, 13th Texas Infantry (13th Regiment, Texas Volunteers). Friench Simpson, U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865; U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Private, Company A, 13th Regiment, Texas Infantry. Military grave marker, Friench Simpson, birth date 2/13/1848, death date 3/24/1923, burial in Hallettsville City Cemetery, Hallettsville, Lavaca County. Biographical information from the Hallettsville New Era and Colorado Citizen. Find a Grave. Other Resources Friench Simpson, birth date 2/13/1848 in Fairfax County, Virginia, death date 3/24/1923 in Hallettsville, Lavaca County, Texas, banker business and insurance. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Photographs Photograph. French Simpson, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Friench Simpson, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 24th R.S. - 1895 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   State Affairs (Chair)  State Asylums   Towns and City Corporations   23rd R.S. - 1893 Contingent Expenses   Counties and County Boundaries   Education   Insurance, Statistics and History   Judiciary No. 2   Military Affairs (Chair)  Private Land Claims   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands   State Affairs   Stock and Stockraising

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