John S. Mills

Full Name: John S. Mills
Date of birth: July 9, 1837
Date of death: November 22, 1881

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	15	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th ⁽¹⁾	Republican	Navasota / Grimes		Grimes, Madison, Walker
S	15	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Radical Republican	Navasota / Grimes		Grimes, Madison, Walker

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 15
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Madison, Walker

Senate District 15
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Navasota / Grimes
Counties in district: Grimes, Madison, Walker

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, John S. Mills, born 1840, farmer in Navasota 1870, p. 106. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

Death notice, "Navasota," The Dallas Daily Herald, 11/23/1881, p.1. "Colonel John S. Mills was found dead . . . He has represented this Senatorial district in the State Senate, and was afterward a member of the Legislature from Grimes county." Dallas Daily Herald.
J.S. Mills, Navasota, Grimes County, born in VA, farmer, age 32 [born ca. 1841]. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
John S. Mills, residence in state 3 years, native of the United States, voter registration 11/19/1869 in Grimes County. FamilySearch.
John S. Mills, birth date 7/9/1837, death date 11/22/1881, burial in Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County. Portion of grave marker reads "Honorable John S. Mills." Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.S. Mills, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.S. Mills, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.

Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873 Agricultural and Mechanical College Education Federal Relations Penitentiary (Chair) Rules State Penitentiary, Select Superintendent of Public Schools (Co-Chair)
12th Adjourned - 1871 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Militia
12th R.S. - 1871 Contingent Expenses (Chair) Examine Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Finance (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Militia
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine Contingent Expenses (Chair) Finance (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Mileage Schedule Militia
12th Provisional - 1870 Printing

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