Locke, Matthew F., 1824-1911

[Handbook of Texas Online, viewed July 18, 2015: Matthew F. Locke was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee on July 20, 1824 and died in El Paso, Texas June 4, 1911. He served two terms as a representative in the Sixth and Seventh Texas legislatures. During the Seventh, he became Speaker of the House. He was elected to the Texas Senate in 1860, but left in 1861 to become colonel of the Tenth Texas Cavalry. At Murfreesboro, Tenneseee, on December 31, 1982, he and the men of the Tenth saw heavy action against Union troops. He and his men fought in the Georgia and Atlanta campaign in 1864. He was discharged in 1865.]

found: Governor Edward Clark records, Texas State Library and Archives Commission files :correspondence (Matthew F. Locke)

[Handbook of Texas Online, viewed July 18, 2015: Matthew F. Locke was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee on July 20, 1824 and died in El Paso, Texas June 4, 1911. He served two terms as a representative in the Sixth and Seventh Texas legislatures. During the Seventh, he became Speaker of the House. He was elected to the Texas Senate in 1860, but left in 1861 to become colonel of the Tenth Texas Cavalry. At Murfreesboro, Tenneseee, on December 31, 1982, he and the men of the Tenth saw heavy action against Union troops. He and his men fought in the Georgia and Atlanta campaign in 1864. He was discharged in 1865.]