Abram Dallas Martin
Full Name: Abram Dallas MartinDate of birth: August 15, 1847
Date of death: November 10, 1895
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 11 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Pittsburg / Camp | Camp, Upshur |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 11
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Pittsburg / Camp Counties in district: Camp, Upshur |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Abram Dallas Martin, pp. 280-285. Born 8/15/1847 in Troup, Georgia. Volunteered in the 35th Georgia Regiment of Infantry at age 14. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Sergeant, Company D, 35th Georgia Infantry, enlisted 9/23/1861 at Atlanta, Georgia, and paroled at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 4/9/1865 (War Department memo states that the records show Dallas A.C. Martin). Abram Dallas Martin, death date 11/10/1895 in Camp County; widow Mrs. Rosa Anna Martin, marriage date 10/14/1870 in Rusk County. Pension File No. 38354, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in interview with wife Mrs. A.D. (Anna Rose) Martin, "Fight for Free Text Books by Solon of 80's Recalled by Aged Colorado Woman," 4/24/1938, p. 10. "Her husband Abram Dallas Martin, state representative from Camp and Upshur counties . . . has been dead 43 years" (approx. 1895). Abilene Reporter-News.
- A.D. Martin, birth date 8/15/1847, death date 11/10/1895, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Pittsburg, Camp County. Find a Grave.
- Abraham D. Martin, Democrat, drummer and farmer, age 20 in 1889, born in Georgia. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Abram D. Martin. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Photographs
- Photograph. A.D. Martin, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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21st R.S. - 1889
Engrossed Bills General Education Bill Penitentiaries Public Lands and Land Office Reports of the Supreme and Appellate Courts, Investigate Revenue and Taxation |
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