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Adolphus Sterne Full Name: Nicholas Adolphus Sterne Date of birth: April 5, 1801 Date of death: March 27, 1852 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 11 Nov 3, 1851 - Mar 27, 1852 4th (1) (2) (3)     Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches H 19 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (4)     Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Nacogdoches H Nacogdoches Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (5)     Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches   Nacogdoches (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. (4) 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). (5) 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).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 4th Legislature, 1st C.S., address by Representative Pollock and memorial resolution, 1/19/1853, pp. 116-119. House Journal. 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. Other Resources 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. Committee Informationtop 4th R.S. - 1851 Education   Enrolled Bills   Finance   Penitentiary (Chair)  Private Land Claims   3rd R.S. - 1849 Apportionment, Special   Archives of Martin De Leon's Colony   Claims and Accounts   Comptroller and Treasurer, Examine   Contingent Expenses   Division of the Supreme Court, Governor's Message   Governor's Message, Select   Indian Affairs   Land Office (Chair)  Post Routes, Select   Quieting Land Titles of the State, Governor's Message   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   2nd R.S. - 1847 Post Routes   Public Buildings   Roads and Public Highways

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