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John Overton Austin
Full Name: John Overton Austin
Date of birth: 1818
Date of death: 1910
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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11
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Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
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12th
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(2)
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Republican
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Bonham / Fannin
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Fannin, Lamar
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(1)
12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870.
House Journal.
(2)
Party affiliation, Conservative.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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AUSTIN, JOHN OVERTON (1818-1910). "In 1870 Austin won election as representative, running as a Conservative Republican, for Fannin County to the Twelfth Texas Legislature."
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Mentioned in biographical sketch of Henry Gale, p. 188. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Photograph.
John O. Austin, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.
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