Enoch Leach Alford

Enoch Leach Alford (June 5, 1829 – June 10, 1912)[1] was a member of the Texas Senate elected in the 1869 Texas Senate election. He was a Republican.

Biography

Born in Pennsylvania,[1] he moved to Texas where he represented Bastrop County and Fayette County. He opposed a bill establishing a state militia. Several senators were arrested after walking out in protest of the bill, and Alford was expelled from the Texas Senate, in part due to allegations that he had punched another member of the senate.[2] Days later, he participated in a public meeting in Austin of the arrested men and their supporters.[3] Though later reinstated, the legality of the reinstatement was disputed. He also served as a county commissioner.[2]

Reinhard Hildebrandt succeeded him in the Texas Senate.[4][5]

Personal life and death

Alford died at the age of 83 in San Antonio, Texas, where he had resided for the last several years of his life. At the time of his death he had no living relatives, and he was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery under the auspices of the Masonic order of which he vas a member.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "E. L. Alford". San Antonio Express-News. June 11, 1912. p. 5 – via newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "A Texas lawmaker lost his seat over quorum-breaking, violence allegations. 155 years ago – Houston Public Media". www.houstonpublicmedia.org.
  3. ↑ "Address To The People". Austin American-Statesman. October 14, 1882. p. 2 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Member profile for Enoch Leach Alford - Texas Legislative Reference Library". lrl.texas.gov.
  5. ↑ "Member profile for Reinhard Hillebrand - Texas Legislative Reference Library". lrl.texas.gov.
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