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Harry Haynes Full Name: Harry Haynes Date of birth: March 10, 1848 Date of death: September 5, 1905 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 72 Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 19th   Democrat Independence / Washington   Burleson, Lee, Washington H 40 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Independence / Washington   Burleson, Washington (1) Haynes, a democrat, was elected floater for Washington and Burleson counties, p. 1, 11/5/1880. Galveston Daily News. (2) Independent Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituaries, "Col. Harry Haynes Met Tragic Death," 9/6/1905, p. 3, and "Remains of Col. Haynes Taken to Independence," 9/8/1905, p. 8. Austin Statesman. Harry Haynes, birth date 3/10/1848 on grave marker, death date 9/5/1905, burial in Old Independence Cemetery, Independence, Washington County. Includes obituaries from the Brenham Weekly Banner, 9/7/1905, and Fort Worth Telegram, 9/6/1905; member of the 17th and 19th Legislatures. Find a Grave. Portrait and biographical sketch, Hon. A.G. Haynes, pp. 714-717. Born 8/1/1805 in Green County, Georgia, death date 3/22/1870. "In 1856 he was elected to the Legislature and served with ability and eminent fidelity." Relatives: Albert G. Haynes - father; Harry Haynes - son. The Life and Writings of Rufus C. Burleson: Containing a Biography of Dr. Burleson by Hon. Harry Haynes, 1901. Biographical sketch, Harry Haynes, pp. 29-30. Born 3/9/1848 in Independence, Washington County. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885. Photographs Photograph. Harry Haynes, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Harry Haynes, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.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 19th R.S. - 1885 Constitutional Amendments   Funeral of General William Steele   Internal Improvement   Penitentiaries (Chair)  Penitentiaries   17th R.S. - 1881 Agricultural and Mechanical College and State Normal Schools, Visit   Agriculture   Finance   Public Debt   Towns and City Corporations

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