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John Hall Stephens Full Name: John Hall Stephens Date of birth: December 22, 1847 Date of death: November 18, 1924 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 19 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893 21st (3) (4) (5) (6)   22nd (1) (2)   Democrat Vernon / Wilbarger   Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Haskell, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Lynn, Montague, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Stonewall, Swisher, Terry, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Yoakum, Young, Greer (1) Jno. H. Stephens, Montague, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) "In the latter part of 1888, he removed from Montague to Vernon, where he now resides." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. (3) Jno. H. Stephens, Montague, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (4) Montague, Montague County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) J.D. Stephens, Senate District 19. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (6) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches STEPHENS, John Hall (1847-1924). Representative, TX. Birth date 11/22/1847. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. STEPHENS, JOHN HALL (1847-1924). Born 11/22/1847 in Shelby County, Texas, died 11/18/1924 in Monrovia, California. Handbook of Texas Online. Portrait and biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, pp. 199-202. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, pp. 218-221. Born 12/22/1847 in Shelby County. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biographical sketch, John Hall Stephens, birth date 11/22/1847, pp. 142-143. Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008. Biographical sketch of John Hall Stephens of Montague, p. 390. Birth date 12/22/1847; "died in 1927." Relatives: John Hall Stephens - grandson; James Truit - grandfather. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Other Resources Census of 1900 - John H. Stephens, Wilbarger County, age 53, born December 1847 in Texas, Congressman. John Hall Stephens, birth date 12/22/1847 in Texas, death date 11/18/1924 in Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, retired lawyer and U.S. Congressman. FamilySearch. 1900 California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994 John Hall Stephens (1847-1924), portrait, burial in East View Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger County. Find a Grave. "Representative J.H. Stephens Weds," 11/23/1911, p. 11. New York Times. Photographs Photograph. J.H. Stephens, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.H. Stephens, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Education   Engrossed Bills   Frontier Protection   General Land Office   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Public Lands   Quarantine Laws   Stock and Stock Raising   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Offices   21st R.S. - 1889 Beef Combine ("Kansas committee")   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills   Frontier Protection (Chair)  General Land Office   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Memorial of John M. Swisher   Mining, Geology and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims   Public Lands   Stock and Stockraising   Treasurer and Comptroller's Offices

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