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Darwin Massey Stapp
Full Name: Darwin Massey Stapp
Date of birth: 1815
Date of death: February 23, 1875
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
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Counties in District |
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60
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Nov 8, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855
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5th
(1)
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Victoria / Victoria
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Goliad, Victoria
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H
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49
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Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853
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4th
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Victoria / Victoria
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Calhoun, Victoria
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H
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39
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Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
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3rd
(2)
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Victoria / Victoria
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DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria
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(1)
Not present at organization of the House on 11/7/1853. Messrs. Stapp and Baylor sworn on 11/8/1853, p. 9.
House Journal.
(2)
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).
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
STAPP, DARWIN MASSEY (1815-1875).
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Military Service Notes |
Texas Army, Private. Texas State Troops, Brigadier General, 24th Brigade.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Darwin Massey Stapp, born 1815 in Kentucky, death date 2/28/1875 in biographical sketch and 2/23/1875 on headstone.
Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
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Other Resources |
Darwin Massey Stapp, born 1815, death date 2/23/1875, obituary from Dallas Times Herald ("he was a useful and honorable member of the Legislature"), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County.
Find a Grave.
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