John Winfield Scott Dancy
Full Name: John (Jon) Winfield Scott Dancy
Date of birth: September 3, 1810
Date of death: February 13, 1866
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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H
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58
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Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857
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6th
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La Grange / Fayette
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Bastrop, Fayette, Travis
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S
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20
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Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
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4th
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(7)
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La Grange / Fayette
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Bastrop, Caldwell, Fayette
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S
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14
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Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849
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2nd
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(10)
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La Grange / Fayette
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Colorado, Fayette
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District No. 58, represented Bastrop, Fayette, and Travis counties. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
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Census of 1860 - John W. Dancy, Oso post office, Fayette County, age 49, born circa 1811 in Virginia.
FamilySearch.
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Sergeant-at-arms dispatched after Rep. Dancy, "who made his escape through the window" during a call of the House, 8/25/1856, p. 505.
House Journal.
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Speaker declared Rep. Dancy out of order for sitting within the bar of the House without a coat. Motion made for Sergeant-at-arms to take Dancy into custody, 8/21/1856, p. 463.
House Journal.
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Jon W.S. Dancy, Travis County.
Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
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Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Feb. 2, 1853, 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 4,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
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4th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators elect presented their credentials, qualified, and took their seats, 11/3/1851, pp. 3-4.
Senate Journal.
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Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
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Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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2nd Legislature - Roll of Districts, oath of office, 12/13/1847, p. 3.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Jon W. Dancy.
Senate Journal. 2nd R.S.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketch, John Winfield Dancy, p. 74. ". . . came to Texas, 12/28/1836. He settled in Fayette County and for many years practiced law at La Grange," died at La Grange, 2/13/1866.
Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
DANCY, JOHN WINFIELD SCOTT (1810-1866).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Jon Winfield Scott Dancy, p. 188.
The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.
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Jon W. Dancy.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Included on list of leaders of the Texas Constitutional Union Party in 1860. The party was formed in January of 1860. "The Constitutional Union Party in Texas," Vol. 82, No. 3, p. 238, 256-262.
Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
Biographical information included in "The Lena Dancy Homespun Dress,"
Vicki Betts, Professional Librarian Cataloging and Reference.
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