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Darwin Massey Stapp Full Name: Darwin Massey Stapp Date of birth: 1815 Date of death: February 23, 1875 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 60 Nov 8, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th (1)     Victoria / Victoria   Goliad, Victoria H 49 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th     Victoria / Victoria   Calhoun, Victoria H 39 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (2)     Victoria / Victoria   DeWitt, Lavaca, Victoria (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).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches STAPP, DARWIN MASSEY (1815-1875). Handbook of Texas Online. 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. 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. Committee Informationtop 5th R.S. - 1853 Finance   Indian Affairs   Private Land Claims No. 1   Private Land Claims No. 2   4th R.S. - 1851 Internal Improvements   Land Office (Chair)  Post Office and Department of State, Examine (Chair)  Private Land Claims No. 2   3rd R.S. - 1849 County Boundaries   Education   Governor's Message, Select   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts, Select   Post Routes, Select (Chair)  Private Land Claims   Public Debt, Select (Co-Chair)  Public Lands   Purchase of Northwestern Territory, Governor's Message   Quieting Land Titles of the State, Governor's Message

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