SCURRY, THOMAS SCURRY
Thomas Scurry was born in Waller county, Texas, March 15, 1859. His parents were Richardson and Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry.
Judge Richardson Scurry was born in Gallatin, Tenn.; came to Texas in the spring of 1836; participated in the battle of San Jacinto as sergeant of artillery, helping the in after years famous Confederate Generals Tom Green and Ben McCulloch serve the "Twin Sisters" with good effect; was secretary of the Senate of the First Texas Congress during the session at Columbia (October 3 to October 21, 1836); was elected, by Congress, District Attorney of the First Judicial District December 16, 1836, at which time James Collingsworth was elected the First Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; was later elected District Judge of the Sixth Judicial District and, as such, sat as a member of the Supreme Court during the January term, 1841; was a member of the House of Representatives of the Seventh Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from November 14, 1842, to January 16, 1843); was a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from December 4, 1843, to February 5, 1844); on the death of David S. Kaufman, Representative of the First Texas District in the United States Congress, January 18, 1851, was elected August 4, 1851, to succeed him in that body, defeating at the polls Oran M. Roberts, who contested with him for the honor; was later District Judge; was in 1859 wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun, necessitating the amputation of his leg; never thereafter regained his health and strength; and died in Waller county in 1862.
Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry died in Dallas in 1895.
William R. Scurry, brother of Richardson Scurry, was first, District Attorney and, later, a member of the Ninth Congress during the Republic of Texas; as a Major in Wood's regiment distinguished himself for gallantry in the battle of Monterey; was a prominent member of the secession convention in 1861; was a Lieutenant Colonel in Sibley's brigade, Confederate States army, in the Arizona expedition in 1862, participating in the battles of Valverde, Peralto, and Glorietta; was on returning to Texas appointed to the command of the Eastern Military Sub-district; was appointed Brigadier General in 1863 and assigned to duty under Gen. Dick Taylor in Louisiana; and was killed in the battle of Saline, La., April 30, 1864.
Gen. Thomas Scurry, subject of this notice, grew to manhood in Houston, Texas, receiving a liberal education in private schools; for fours years held a position in a wholesale dry goods house in Houston; for four years thereafter held a desk in the general offices of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co.; was for three years connected with a compress company in Houston; was a bookkeeper in the hardware establishment of L.T. Noyes, Houston, for one year; then, in 1886, embarked in the real estate and mortgage business in Dallas on his own account; was Captain of the Houston Light Guard from 1880 to 1886, during which time the company was awarded nearly $20,000 in prizes at State and interstate competitive drills; was appointed Major of the First Texas United States Volunteer Infantry by Governor Culberson for service in the war against Spain, and on the return of his regiment from Havana, Cuba, and prior to its being mustered out was tendered and accepted appointment to the office of Adjutant General of Texas, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of the position January 18, 1899.
The bill reorganizing the Texas ranger force was drafted in his office by Assistant Attorney General Reese and himself, at the request of members of the Senate and House committees to which it was to be referred, and was favorably reported by the committees and enacted into law by the Twenty-seventh Legislature without material alteration.
The ranger force and Volunteer Guard have been brought by him to a high state of efficiency.
The incident of the riot at Rio Grande City, growing out of a conflict between the citizens of that place and black United States soldiers stationed at Ft. Ringgold; numerous occasions when his presence with troops was required to prevent mob violence; and, above all, his cool, capable and soldierly administration of affairs during the reign of martial law in Galveston following the destructive storm of September 8, 1900, mark him as one of the most tactful and able of the men who have filled the office of Adjutant General in Texas---a scion of a martial and historic stock, who was burnished to pristine brightness its fame and if opportunity offers will add to the brilliancy of its renown.
Gold, silver, copper, and lead mining in Texas will experience wonderful development in the next few years.
Source: Year Book for Texas; Caldwell Walton Raines, Gammel Book Co. (1902)
Thomas Scurry was born in Waller county, Texas, March 15, 1859. His parents were Richardson and Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry.
Judge Richardson Scurry was born in Gallatin, Tenn.; came to Texas in the spring of 1836; participated in the battle of San Jacinto as sergeant of artillery, helping the in after years famous Confederate Generals Tom Green and Ben McCulloch serve the "Twin Sisters" with good effect; was secretary of the Senate of the First Texas Congress during the session at Columbia (October 3 to October 21, 1836); was elected, by Congress, District Attorney of the First Judicial District December 16, 1836, at which time James Collingsworth was elected the First Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; was later elected District Judge of the Sixth Judicial District and, as such, sat as a member of the Supreme Court during the January term, 1841; was a member of the House of Representatives of the Seventh Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from November 14, 1842, to January 16, 1843); was a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from December 4, 1843, to February 5, 1844); on the death of David S. Kaufman, Representative of the First Texas District in the United States Congress, January 18, 1851, was elected August 4, 1851, to succeed him in that body, defeating at the polls Oran M. Roberts, who contested with him for the honor; was later District Judge; was in 1859 wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun, necessitating the amputation of his leg; never thereafter regained his health and strength; and died in Waller county in 1862.
Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry died in Dallas in 1895.
William R. Scurry, brother of Richardson Scurry, was first, District Attorney and, later, a member of the Ninth Congress during the Republic of Texas; as a Major in Wood's regiment distinguished himself for gallantry in the battle of Monterey; was a prominent member of the secession convention in 1861; was a Lieutenant Colonel in Sibley's brigade, Confederate States army, in the Arizona expedition in 1862, participating in the battles of Valverde, Peralto, and Glorietta; was on returning to Texas appointed to the command of the Eastern Military Sub-district; was appointed Brigadier General in 1863 and assigned to duty under Gen. Dick Taylor in Louisiana; and was killed in the battle of Saline, La., April 30, 1864.
Gen. Thomas Scurry, subject of this notice, grew to manhood in Houston, Texas, receiving a liberal education in private schools; for fours years held a position in a wholesale dry goods house in Houston; for four years thereafter held a desk in the general offices of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co.; was for three years connected with a compress company in Houston; was a bookkeeper in the hardware establishment of L.T. Noyes, Houston, for one year; then, in 1886, embarked in the real estate and mortgage business in Dallas on his own account; was Captain of the Houston Light Guard from 1880 to 1886, during which time the company was awarded nearly $20,000 in prizes at State and interstate competitive drills; was appointed Major of the First Texas United States Volunteer Infantry by Governor Culberson for service in the war against Spain, and on the return of his regiment from Havana, Cuba, and prior to its being mustered out was tendered and accepted appointment to the office of Adjutant General of Texas, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of the position January 18, 1899.
The bill reorganizing the Texas ranger force was drafted in his office by Assistant Attorney General Reese and himself, at the request of members of the Senate and House committees to which it was to be referred, and was favorably reported by the committees and enacted into law by the Twenty-seventh Legislature without material alteration.
The ranger force and Volunteer Guard have been brought by him to a high state of efficiency.
The incident of the riot at Rio Grande City, growing out of a conflict between the citizens of that place and black United States soldiers stationed at Ft. Ringgold; numerous occasions when his presence with troops was required to prevent mob violence; and, above all, his cool, capable and soldierly administration of affairs during the reign of martial law in Galveston following the destructive storm of September 8, 1900, mark him as one of the most tactful and able of the men who have filled the office of Adjutant General in Texas---a scion of a martial and historic stock, who was burnished to pristine brightness its fame and if opportunity offers will add to the brilliancy of its renown.
Gold, silver, copper, and lead mining in Texas will experience wonderful development in the next few years.
Source: Year Book for Texas; Caldwell Walton Raines, Gammel Book Co. (1902)
SCURRY, THOMAS SCURRY
Thomas Scurry was born in Waller county, Texas, March 15, 1859. His parents were Richardson and Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry.
Judge Richardson Scurry was born in Gallatin, Tenn.; came to Texas in the spring of 1836; participated in the battle of San Jacinto as sergeant of artillery, helping the in after years famous Confederate Generals Tom Green and Ben McCulloch serve the "Twin Sisters" with good effect; was secretary of the Senate of the First Texas Congress during the session at Columbia (October 3 to October 21, 1836); was elected, by Congress, District Attorney of the First Judicial District December 16, 1836, at which time James Collingsworth was elected the First Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; was later elected District Judge of the Sixth Judicial District and, as such, sat as a member of the Supreme Court during the January term, 1841; was a member of the House of Representatives of the Seventh Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from November 14, 1842, to January 16, 1843); was a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from December 4, 1843, to February 5, 1844); on the death of David S. Kaufman, Representative of the First Texas District in the United States Congress, January 18, 1851, was elected August 4, 1851, to succeed him in that body, defeating at the polls Oran M. Roberts, who contested with him for the honor; was later District Judge; was in 1859 wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun, necessitating the amputation of his leg; never thereafter regained his health and strength; and died in Waller county in 1862.
Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry died in Dallas in 1895.
William R. Scurry, brother of Richardson Scurry, was first, District Attorney and, later, a member of the Ninth Congress during the Republic of Texas; as a Major in Wood's regiment distinguished himself for gallantry in the battle of Monterey; was a prominent member of the secession convention in 1861; was a Lieutenant Colonel in Sibley's brigade, Confederate States army, in the Arizona expedition in 1862, participating in the battles of Valverde, Peralto, and Glorietta; was on returning to Texas appointed to the command of the Eastern Military Sub-district; was appointed Brigadier General in 1863 and assigned to duty under Gen. Dick Taylor in Louisiana; and was killed in the battle of Saline, La., April 30, 1864.
Gen. Thomas Scurry, subject of this notice, grew to manhood in Houston, Texas, receiving a liberal education in private schools; for fours years held a position in a wholesale dry goods house in Houston; for four years thereafter held a desk in the general offices of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co.; was for three years connected with a compress company in Houston; was a bookkeeper in the hardware establishment of L.T. Noyes, Houston, for one year; then, in 1886, embarked in the real estate and mortgage business in Dallas on his own account; was Captain of the Houston Light Guard from 1880 to 1886, during which time the company was awarded nearly $20,000 in prizes at State and interstate competitive drills; was appointed Major of the First Texas United States Volunteer Infantry by Governor Culberson for service in the war against Spain, and on the return of his regiment from Havana, Cuba, and prior to its being mustered out was tendered and accepted appointment to the office of Adjutant General of Texas, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of the position January 18, 1899.
The bill reorganizing the Texas ranger force was drafted in his office by Assistant Attorney General Reese and himself, at the request of members of the Senate and House committees to which it was to be referred, and was favorably reported by the committees and enacted into law by the Twenty-seventh Legislature without material alteration.
The ranger force and Volunteer Guard have been brought by him to a high state of efficiency.
The incident of the riot at Rio Grande City, growing out of a conflict between the citizens of that place and black United States soldiers stationed at Ft. Ringgold; numerous occasions when his presence with troops was required to prevent mob violence; and, above all, his cool, capable and soldierly administration of affairs during the reign of martial law in Galveston following the destructive storm of September 8, 1900, mark him as one of the most tactful and able of the men who have filled the office of Adjutant General in Texas---a scion of a martial and historic stock, who was burnished to pristine brightness its fame and if opportunity offers will add to the brilliancy of its renown.
Gold, silver, copper, and lead mining in Texas will experience wonderful development in the next few years.
Source: Year Book for Texas; Caldwell Walton Raines, Gammel Book Co. (1902)
Thomas Scurry was born in Waller county, Texas, March 15, 1859. His parents were Richardson and Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry.
Judge Richardson Scurry was born in Gallatin, Tenn.; came to Texas in the spring of 1836; participated in the battle of San Jacinto as sergeant of artillery, helping the in after years famous Confederate Generals Tom Green and Ben McCulloch serve the "Twin Sisters" with good effect; was secretary of the Senate of the First Texas Congress during the session at Columbia (October 3 to October 21, 1836); was elected, by Congress, District Attorney of the First Judicial District December 16, 1836, at which time James Collingsworth was elected the First Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court; was later elected District Judge of the Sixth Judicial District and, as such, sat as a member of the Supreme Court during the January term, 1841; was a member of the House of Representatives of the Seventh Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from November 14, 1842, to January 16, 1843); was a member and Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Eighth Texas Congress (in session at Washington on the Brazos from December 4, 1843, to February 5, 1844); on the death of David S. Kaufman, Representative of the First Texas District in the United States Congress, January 18, 1851, was elected August 4, 1851, to succeed him in that body, defeating at the polls Oran M. Roberts, who contested with him for the honor; was later District Judge; was in 1859 wounded by the accidental discharge of a gun, necessitating the amputation of his leg; never thereafter regained his health and strength; and died in Waller county in 1862.
Mrs. Evantha (Foster) Scurry died in Dallas in 1895.
William R. Scurry, brother of Richardson Scurry, was first, District Attorney and, later, a member of the Ninth Congress during the Republic of Texas; as a Major in Wood's regiment distinguished himself for gallantry in the battle of Monterey; was a prominent member of the secession convention in 1861; was a Lieutenant Colonel in Sibley's brigade, Confederate States army, in the Arizona expedition in 1862, participating in the battles of Valverde, Peralto, and Glorietta; was on returning to Texas appointed to the command of the Eastern Military Sub-district; was appointed Brigadier General in 1863 and assigned to duty under Gen. Dick Taylor in Louisiana; and was killed in the battle of Saline, La., April 30, 1864.
Gen. Thomas Scurry, subject of this notice, grew to manhood in Houston, Texas, receiving a liberal education in private schools; for fours years held a position in a wholesale dry goods house in Houston; for four years thereafter held a desk in the general offices of the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co.; was for three years connected with a compress company in Houston; was a bookkeeper in the hardware establishment of L.T. Noyes, Houston, for one year; then, in 1886, embarked in the real estate and mortgage business in Dallas on his own account; was Captain of the Houston Light Guard from 1880 to 1886, during which time the company was awarded nearly $20,000 in prizes at State and interstate competitive drills; was appointed Major of the First Texas United States Volunteer Infantry by Governor Culberson for service in the war against Spain, and on the return of his regiment from Havana, Cuba, and prior to its being mustered out was tendered and accepted appointment to the office of Adjutant General of Texas, and entered upon the discharge of the duties of the position January 18, 1899.
The bill reorganizing the Texas ranger force was drafted in his office by Assistant Attorney General Reese and himself, at the request of members of the Senate and House committees to which it was to be referred, and was favorably reported by the committees and enacted into law by the Twenty-seventh Legislature without material alteration.
The ranger force and Volunteer Guard have been brought by him to a high state of efficiency.
The incident of the riot at Rio Grande City, growing out of a conflict between the citizens of that place and black United States soldiers stationed at Ft. Ringgold; numerous occasions when his presence with troops was required to prevent mob violence; and, above all, his cool, capable and soldierly administration of affairs during the reign of martial law in Galveston following the destructive storm of September 8, 1900, mark him as one of the most tactful and able of the men who have filled the office of Adjutant General in Texas---a scion of a martial and historic stock, who was burnished to pristine brightness its fame and if opportunity offers will add to the brilliancy of its renown.
Gold, silver, copper, and lead mining in Texas will experience wonderful development in the next few years.
Source: Year Book for Texas; Caldwell Walton Raines, Gammel Book Co. (1902)
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