Absolom Bishop
Full Name: Absolom BishopDate of birth: May 4, 1804
Date of death: November 30, 1883
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 7 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) | Decatur / Wise | Collin, Cooke, Denton |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," 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).
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House District 7
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) Home City/County: Decatur / Wise Counties in district: Collin, Cooke, Denton |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," 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 Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Mentioned on p. 831 of biographical sketch of Ex-Governor James W. Throckmorton, pp. 831-833. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- BISHOP, ABSALOM (1804-1883). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Mentioned as having named the town of Taylorsville in honor of General Zachary Taylor; later, as a member of the Legislature, "secured the adoption of a resolution which officially changed the name from Taylorsville to Decatur, from which date the village became known by the latter designation" (pp. 76-77). Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads - Twenty Years of Intrepid History, 1907.
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7th R.S. - 1857
County Boundaries Military Affairs Public Lands Slaves and Slavery |
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