Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 9, 1883 - Dec 1, 1884	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Mineola / Wood		Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Wood
S	10	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	16th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 17th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Mineola / Wood		Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall, Van Zandt, Wood

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(5) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(6) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Memorial committee, resolution, and service, speeches by Senators Kilgore, Page, and Terrell, and memorial page, 19th Legislature, 3/31/1885, pp. 27, 288, 299-301. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "John Creighton Buchanan," Wood County Historical Society, Wood County, 1850-1900, 1976, pp. 69-70. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, p. 242. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, John Creighton Buchanan, p. 238. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Photographs

Photograph. J.C. Buchanan, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. Buchanan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments Department Report Delays Education Educational Affairs, Subcommittee on (Visit State Schools) Finance Frontier Protection Funeral Procession for Hon. A.L. Adams of Wood County Governor's Mansion Judiciary No. 1 Lunatic Asylum Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections Public Debt (Chair) Rules (Chair) State Asylums
17th R.S. - 1881 Agricultural and Mechanical College and State Normal Schools, Visit Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs (Chair) Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 Public Debt State Asylums
16th R.S. - 1879 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Federal Relations (Chair) Finance General Land Office Governor's Message, Election of County Officers in Harrison and Smith Counties Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Land Frauds New Judiciary Article to the Constitution Retrenchment and Reform (Chair) Revision of Code State Affairs

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