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George Robertson Reeves Full Name: George Robertson Reeves Date of birth: January 3, 1826 Date of death: September 5, 1882 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 48 Jan 11, 1881 - Sep 5, 1882 17th (1) (2)   Democrat Pottsboro / Grayson Speaker   Grayson H 49 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (3) (4)   Democrat Reevesville / Grayson   Collin, Grayson H 22 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Russell / Grayson   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Hardeman, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger H 33 Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 11th (5)     Sherman / Grayson   Collin, Grayson H 5 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (6)     Sherman / Grayson   Grayson H 5 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Unknown / Grayson   Grayson (1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (2) Reeves died 9/5/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (4) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. (5) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News. (6) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch. American Legislative Leaders, 1850-1910, 1989. REEVES, GEORGE ROBERTSON (1826-1882). Handbook of Texas Online. 26th Speaker of the House of Representatives: George R. Reeves. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Biographical sketch, p. 265. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Colonel, William C. Young's 11th Texas Cavalry. Confederate Camp Reeves in Grayson County named for Reeves. Handbook of Texas Online. George Robertson Reeves. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Biographical sketch, pp. 25, 115. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965. Other Resources Biographical information in son George E. Reeves' sketch, p. 712. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. George Reeves, "The Resurrection of Bass Reeves," by Christian Wallace, July 2021. "At the outset of the Civil War, William’s third son, George, enlisted with the Confederate forces as a colonel in the Eleventh Texas Cavalry . . . After the war, George Reeves returned to Texas, where he served as a state legislator; he was Speaker of the House . . . " Texas Monthly. Photographs Photograph. George R. Reeves, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. George R. Reeves, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George R. Reeves, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. George R. Reeves, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 16th R.S. - 1879 Assessment and Collection of Taxes   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Governor's Mansion, Select   Internal Improvements   Revised Civil Code, Select   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules   State Affairs (Chair)  14th R.S. - 1874 Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Military Affairs   Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   Travis County Jail, Select   11th R.S. - 1866 Congressional Districts, Select   Indian Affairs (Chair)  Judicial Districts, Select   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules   7th R.S. - 1857 County Boundaries   Military Affairs   Public Debt   Public Lands   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Tax Laws and Payment of Taxes Upon Real Estate   6th R.S. - 1855 Civil and Criminal Codes, Governor's Message, Select   Constitutional Amendments, Select   County and County Boundaries   Indian Affairs   Protection of Western Frontier, Select   Public Lands

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