Robert Kirkpatrick Gaston
Full Name: Robert Kirkpatrick GastonDate of birth: July 23, 1812
Date of death: April 6, 1881
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 6 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th | Democrat | Tyler / Smith | Smith, Upshur | |
| H | 17 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) | Tyler / Smith | Smith | ||
| H | 20 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (2) (3) | Palestine / Anderson | Anderson | ||
| H | 20 | Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 | 5th | Plentitude / Anderson | Anderson |
(1) R.R. Gaston, District 17, Smith. Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(3) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Terms of Service top
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House District 6
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Tyler / Smith Counties in district: Smith, Upshur |
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House District 17
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (1) Home City/County: Tyler / Smith Counties in district: Smith |
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House District 20
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (2) (3) Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson Counties in district: Anderson |
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House District 20
Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 Legislatures: 5th Home City/County: Plentitude / Anderson Counties in district: Anderson |
(1) R.R. Gaston, District 17, Smith. Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(3) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Robert K. Gaston, age 41, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Mississippi in 1849, farmer, postoffice Plenitude, Anderson County. House Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Col. Robert Kirkpatrick Gaston and Leticia Southerd. "Col Gaston moved to Anderson Co, Texas, in 1849, and to Mt. Sylvan, Smith County, in 1860. He served several terms in the Legislature from Anderson County before the war, and later several terms from Smith County." Smith County, TXGenWeb Project.
Other Resources
- Census of 1850 - Robert Gaston, Anderson County, age 38, born circa 1812 in Tennessee, farmer.
Census of 1860 - R.K. Gaston, Anderson County, age 48, born circa 1812 in Tennessee, farmer. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 - R.K. Gaston, birth date 7/23/1812, death date 4/6/1881, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Includes portrait of Col. Robert Kirkpatrick Gaston in The Gaston Howard & Wilkinson Families in the Black Belt of Alabama by Kathleen Wilkenson Wood, 1976. Find a Grave.
- Listed in "Smith County and Seventh Senatorial District Legislators, 1st—16th Regular Sessions, 1846-1879," The Tyler Journal, 5/29/1936, p. 67, crediting Smith County Historical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. R.K. Gaston, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. R.K. Gaston, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.K. Gaston, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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.
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south 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
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13th R.S. - 1873
Claims and Accounts (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Towns and City Corporations | ||
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11th R.S. - 1866
Engrossed Bills Internal Improvement | ||
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7th R.S. - 1857
Claims and Accounts Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries | ||
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5th R.S. - 1853
County Boundaries Judicial Districts Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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