Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	19	Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855	5th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Huntsville / Walker		Grimes, Madison, Montgomery, Walker
H	29	Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽³⁾	Huntsville / Walker	Speaker	Walker
H	Montgomery	Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849	2nd ⁽⁴⁾	Huntsville / Montgomery		Grimes, Montgomery, Walker
H	Montgomery	Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847	1st ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Huntsville / Montgomery		Grimes, Montgomery, Walker

(1) Democrat - Listed as delegate to Democratic State Convention in Austin, 1/9/1854. Tri-Weekly State Times (Austin, Texas), 1/17/1854, p. 1, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Roster of members elect of the 5th Legislature, state elections, 1853. Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 8/20/1853, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 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).
(5) HUNTSVILLE, TX. Originally in Montgomery County, then designated the seat of Walker County when the county was organized in 1846. Handbook of Texas Online.
(6) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, Charles G. Keenan, age 40, native state Tennessee, emigrated from Tennessee, physician, postoffice Huntsville, Walker County. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Dr. Charles G. Keenan, birth date 2/28/1813, death date 6/15/1870, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County. Includes color portrait and biographical sketch in Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical Register of Physicians Who Served the Confederacy in a Medical Capacity. Find a Grave.
KEENAN, CHARLES G. (1813-1870). Handbook of Texas Online.
8th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Charles G. Keenan. Portrait and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Biographical sketch, p. 243. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Acting Assistant Surgeon, Confederate Hospital for Camp of Instruction, Austin, Texas; Acting Assistant Surgeon and Major Surgeon, Conscript Hospital, Austin, Texas. Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical Register of Physicians Who Served the Confederacy in a Medical Capacity. Find a Grave.
United States Army, surgeon, Second Seminole War; United States Army, Mexican War. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.

Photographs

Photograph. Dr. Charles G. Keenan, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Committee Information top

5th R.S. - 1853 Education Internal Improvements Public Lands
2nd R.S. - 1847 Apportionment of Representation, Select Education (Chair) Finance Republic of Texas Treasury Notes and Other Liabilities
1st R.S. - 1846 County Boundaries Education (Chair)

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