T.J. Floyd

Thomas Jackson Floyd

Full Name: Thomas Jackson Floyd
Date of birth: December 17, 1842
Date of death: July 16, 1905

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 52 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th (1) (2) (3)   Populist Elgin / Bastrop   Bastrop
H 52 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (4)   Populist Elgin / Bastrop   Bastrop

(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "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).
(3) Populist. Roster, "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).
(4) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 52
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Populist
Home City/County: Elgin / Bastrop
Counties in district: Bastrop
House District 52
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd (4)  
Party: Populist
Home City/County: Elgin / Bastrop
Counties in district: Bastrop

(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "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).
(3) Populist. Roster, "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).
(4) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Thomas J. Floyd, birth date 12/17/1842, death date 7/16/1905, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, McDade, Bastrop County, with spouse Mary J. Floyd. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, Hon. T.J. Floyd, McDade, Tex., July 17. Death date 7/16/1905. "Ex-Representative T.J. Floyd . . . was about the last prominent Populist of this county." Galveston Daily News.
  • Thomas J. Floyd, pp, 213, 296-297, 301, 313, 318. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020.
  • 23rd Legislature (1893) - T.J. Floyd, postoffice Elgin, nativity Tennessee, age 50 (born circa 1843), farmer, 33 years in Texas, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. T.J. Floyd, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. T.J. Floyd, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. T.J. Floyd, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895
Constitutional Amendments  
Finance  
Military Affairs  
Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special  
23rd R.S. - 1893
Agricultural Affairs  
Mining and Minerals  
Privileges and Elections  

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