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Avery Lenoir Matlock Full Name: Avery Lenoir Matlock Date of birth: April 23, 1852 Date of death: July 13, 1933 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 9, 1883 - Sep 24, 1884 18th (1) (2)   Democrat Montague / Montague   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 H 52 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (3) (4)   Democrat Montague / Montague   Clay, Montague, Wise (1) Matlock resigned 9/24/1884. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. (3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, Judge Avery L. Matlock, "Judge Matlock Is Buried Here," 7/16/1933, p. 3. Former member of state legislature and manager of the XIT Ranch. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. MATLOCK, AVERY L. (1852-1933). Birth date 4/22/1852, death date 7/14/1933. Handbook of Texas Online. Obituary and photo, Judge A.L. Matlock, "Services Set for Matlock," 7/14/1933, p. 11-A. San Antonio Light. Biographical sketch, pp. 242-243. Birth date 4/23/1852. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Other Resources Avery L. Matlock, birth date 4/23/1852 in Blunt County, Tennessee, death date 7/13/1933 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, attorney, Judge Corporation Court. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Avery Lenoir Matlock (1852-1933), burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, with spouse Alice Hyatt Matlock. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. A.L. Matlock, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. A.L. Matlock, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board. 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 18th R.S. - 1883 Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills   Frontier Protection   Judiciary No. 2   Privileges and Elections   Public Health   Public Lands (Chair)  Rules   Stock and Stockraising   17th R.S. - 1881 County Governments and County Finances   Indian Affairs   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  Senatorial and Representative Districts   Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment

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