History of Dallas County, Texas : from 1837 to 1887 Page: 36 of 116

                                
36       HISTORY OF DALLAS COUNTY,
In February, 1876, under the then new (the present)
constitution, Robert S. Guy, of Lancaster, a clear-headed
lawyer and an ex-captain in the Confederate army, was elected
senator from Dallas, Tarrant and Ellis, and served for four
years with marked fidelity. He was succeeded in 1880 by
Anson Rainey, of Ellis; in 1882 (under a new apportionment)
by Barnett Gibbs, of Dallas; and in 18.84 by Joseph 0. Ter~
rell, of Kaufman, the present incumbent.
In regard to State and other officers, citizens of Dallas
have filled the following positions: From 1861 to 1863, during
the war, John M. Crockett was lieutenant governor.
From 1884 to 1886 Barnett Gibbs was lieutenant governor.
From 1880 to 1887 James Madison Hurt has beena judge
of the Court of Appeals, and has some time yet to serve.
Sawnie Robertson was appointed in 1884 to fill a vacancy
on the Supreme Court, and served till the next election, buti
refused to serve further.
From 1878 to 1886 Olin Wellborn represented this district
in Congress, his last term expiring March 3, 1887, soon  ftei
which he removed to and settled in San Diego, California.
Reuben A. Reeves, for a number of years a judge of the
Supreme Court, at one time resided in Dallas, but not at the
time of his election.  In 1887, the present year, he wa
appointed by President Cleveland a judge of the SupremO
Court of New Mexico, and now resides there. Being absent,
it is admissible to say that all Texas endorses the appointment
of Judge Reeves as eminently judicious. He is thoroughly
qualified, and a more modest and honest gentleman does not
exist.