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Mitchell Kendall
Mitchell Kendall (–) was a blacksmith and state legislator in Texas for Harrison County, Texas. Kendall was born in Georgia as a slave in 1822 and was brought to Texas around 1850.Freedom’s Lawmakers by Eric Foner page 125 He served as a voter registrar in Harrison County and at the 1868 Texas Constitutional Convention he voted to separate Texas into three states. He was later elected as a Republican Party of Texas, Republican to the Texas House of Representatives for the 12th Texas Legislature, Twelfth Legislature from 1870 to 1871. The 1880 federal census reported stated that Kendall lived with his wife, Adeline, and his five children. Kendall was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church in New Town, Texas, New Town neighborhood of Marshall, Texas. He was buried at the Old Powder Mill Cemetery in Marshall. References 19th-century American legislators American former slaves 1820s births 1885 deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death uncertain Date of birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas House Of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents about 167,637 people. There are no Term limits in the United States, term limits. The House meets at the Texas State Capitol, State Capitol in Austin, Texas, Austin. Leadership The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, Speaker of the House is the presiding officer and highest-ranking member of the House. The Speaker's duties include maintaining order within the House, recognizing members during debate, ruling on procedural matters, appointing members to the various #Committees, committees and sending bills for committee review. The Speaker pro tempore is primarily a ceremonial position, but does, by long-standing tradition, preside over the House during its consideration of local and consent bills. Unlike other State legislature ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
