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Anderson Floyd Crawford Full Name: Anderson Floyd Crawford Date of birth: January 29, 1829 Date of death: January 10, 1867 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 2 Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 9th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)     Jasper / Jasper   Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Orange, Polk, Tyler H 30 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Jasper / Jasper   Jasper, Newton, Sabine (1) Resigned Senate seat in late 1861. Handbook of Texas Online. (2) James W. Andres, sworn 2/2/1863, succeeded Anderson F. Crawford, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - drew "the short term" (two years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal. (4) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office administered, 11/4/1861, p. 1. Senate Journal. (5) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Senator Crawford of Jasper still in the Senate as of Monday, 1/13/1862, p. 267, when he made motion to amend resolution to adjourn sine die. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries Member roster, 9th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal. Biographical Sketches CRAWFORD, ANDERSON FLOYD (1829-1867). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Biographical sketch and resignation of John H. Burnett of Crockett in February 1862 to command the 13th Texas Cavalry; biographical sketch of Anderson F. Crawford, who also resigned to become Burnett's colonel, p. 6. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 13th Texas Cavalry. Handbook of Texas Online. Portrait and biographical sketch, Anderson F. Crawford. Texans in the Civil War. Photographs Photograph. Anderson Floyd Crawford, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Committee Informationtop 9th R.S. - 1861 Agriculture (Chair)  Education   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   Internal Improvements   Privileges and Elections   8th R.S. - 1859 Court of Claims   Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvement   Retrenchment and Reform   Slaves and Slavery

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