Robert Henry Guinn (January 19, 1822 – January 18, 1887) was a Texas politician.
Guinn was a Democrat and served District 11, representing
Cherokee County, Texas, in the
Texas State Senate
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during the
Fifth Texas Legislature
The 5th Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1853, to February 13, 1854, in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853.
Sessions
* 5th Regular session: Novem ...
,
Sixth Texas Legislature,
Seventh Texas Legislature, and
Eighth Texas Legislature sessions (1853–1861). The
Eighth Texas Legislature (1859–61) was called into special session by Governor
Sam Houston
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, and retroactively authorized the Secession Convention, whose ordinance of secession from the United States was approved by the voters on February 23, 186
against the Governor's wishes. In the
Ninth Texas Legislature,
Tenth Texas Legislature, and
Eleventh Texas Legislature sessions, Guinn served as President ''pro tempore'' (1861–1866), following which no legislative sessions were held until 1870.
Notable descendants of Robert Henry Guinn include Leland A. Guinn, Architect, of Longview, Texas, whose contributions include portions of the
Kilgore College campus; as well as
Colin Guinn, contestant on
The Amazing Race 5.
References
* Handbook of Texas Online: Texas State Legislature
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1822 births
1887 deaths
Texas state senators
19th-century members of the Texas Legislature