Adolphus Sterne
Full Name: Nicholas Adolphus Sterne
Date of birth: April 5, 1801
Date of death: March 27, 1852
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Terms of Service top
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Nov 3, 1851 - Mar 27, 1852
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4th
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches
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19
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Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
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3rd
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches
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Nacogdoches
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Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849
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2nd
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Nacogdoches
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(1)
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.
(2)
Steward Miller, sworn 1/10/1853, succeeded Adolphus Sterne, died 3/27/1852.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3)
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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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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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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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
4th Legislature, 1st C.S., address by Representative Pollock and memorial resolution, 1/19/1853, pp. 116-119.
House Journal.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, pp. 175-176,
Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
Biography of Adolphus Sterne and his son, Charles Adolphus Sterne, pp. 37-39.
Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, Showing the Development of this Important County. . ., 1936.
STERNE, NICHOLAS ADOLPHUS (1801-1852).
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Portrait, p. 129.
From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
Listed in "Smith County and Seventh Senatorial District Legislators, 1st—16th Regular Sessions, 1846-1879," The Tyler Journal, 5/29/1936, p. 67, crediting Smith County Historical Society.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938.
TXGenWeb Project.
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