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Henry G. Dickinson Full Name: Henry G. Dickinson Date of birth: July 19, 1859 Date of death: December 1, 1935 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 86 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Laredo / Webb   Webb, Encinal   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Henry G. Dickinson, p. 77. Born 7/19/1859 in Dougherty County, Georgia, father John T. Dickinson; county attorney of Webb County for 4 years and superintendent of public schools for the city of Laredo for 3 years. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources H.G. Dickinson, County Attorney, Webb County, bond and oath 11/21/1884.Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846–1920. Ancestry.com. Census of 1900 - possibly Dickenson, Laredo, Webb County, born in Georgia, lawyer, roomer in household of A.C. Hamilton. Census of 1910 - G. Henry Dickinson, Laredo, Webb County, age 54, born circa 1856 in Georgia, lawyer. Census of 1930 - H.G. Dickinson, Laredo, Webb County, age 74, born circa 1856 in Georgia, lawyer, lodger in household of William H. Barnhart. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1930 Henry Dickinson, born 1853 in Greensborough, Georgia; death date 12/1/1935 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; retired judge; father John Dickinson, born in Georgia, and mother Julia Grimes. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Death notice, "H.G. Dickinson Dies Sunday in San Antonio," 12/4/1935, p. 1. Henry G. Dickinson "served one term in the Texas legislature from the Laredo district." Laredo Times. Death notice, "Henry Dickinson Rites in Georgia," 12/3/1935, p. 21. Henry G. Dickinson, "former county attorney and superintendent of schools at Laredo and former member of the state legislature . . . Dickinson, who came to San Antonio 20 days ago, was a native of Greensborough [Georgia] and lived in Laredo 50 years." San Antonio Light. Photographs Photograph. H.G. Dickinson, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 25th R.S. - 1897 Agricultural Affairs   Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics and History, Special   Irrigation   Mining and Minerals   Public Printing

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