Rufus K. Hartley

Full Name: Rufus K. Hartley
Date of birth: January 10, 1825
Date of death: July 27, 1871

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Nov 4, 1861 - Aug 6, 1866	9th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 10th ⁽¹⁾		Galveston / Galveston		Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Liberty
H	35	Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861	8th		Galveston / Galveston		Galveston

(1) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call by district (holdover Senators), 11/2/1863, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal.
(2) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal.
(3) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 1
Nov 4, 1861 - Aug 6, 1866
Legislatures: 9th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 10th ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Liberty

House District 35
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal.

Other Resources

R.K. Hartley, birth date 1/10/1825, death June 1871, burial in Trinity Episcopal Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County. Find a Grave.
"Death of Rufus K. Hartley, Esq.," and "The Funeral," Saturday, 7/29/1871, pp. 2-3. Died on Thursday evening (7/27/1871). "The brothers [Oliver C. Hartley and Rufus K. Hartley] made the first digest of Texas laws, and the first report of the Supreme Court decisions." "District Court," 7/30/1871, p. 3, Memorial resolution for Rufus K. Hartley. Galveston Daily News.
Description of Rufus K. and Oliver Hartley's time at Marshall College, p. 183. Dubbs, Joseph Henry, History of Franklin and Marshall College: Franklin College, 1787-1853, Marshall College, 1836-1853; Franklin & Marshall College 1853-1903, Franklin and Marshall College Alumni Association, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1903. Google Books.
Hartley, Oliver C. A Digest of the Laws of Texas. Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co., 1850. "Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by O.C. and R.K. Hartley, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania." Google Books.
Hartley, Oliver C. Reports of Cases Argued and Decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, During a Part of December Term, December 1849, Volume 4, Galveston: Civilian Book Office, 1852. "Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1852, by O.C. & R.K. Hartley, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Texas." Google Books.
HARTLEY, TEXAS and HARTLEY COUNTY named for Rufus K. and Oliver C. Hartley. Handbook of Texas Online. Handbook of Texas Online
Relatives: Oliver Cromwell Hartley and Rufus K. Hartley - brothers. HARTLEY, OLIVER CROMWELL (1823-1859). Handbook of Texas Online.
Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.

Photographs

Photograph. Rufus K. Hartley, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
Photograph. Rufus K. Hartley, Texas Jurists Collection

Committee Information top

10th R.S. - 1863 Confederate Relations Internal Improvements Public Lands
9th R.S. - 1861 Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary State Affairs (Chair)
8th R.S. - 1859 Finance Judiciary Printing Privileges and Elections State Affairs

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