Show AGED TEXAS TEAS STATESMAN Lubbeck Celebrates His IDs Birthday Houston Post Austin Tex Today being the eighty sixth birthday of Governor cx Frank R Lubbock the local chapter of the Daughters of the Republic visited him himin himIn himin in a body at 5 this afternoon and presented him with a handsome umbrella and extended congratulations The presentation address was made by b I President Prather of the university and the occasion was indeed a happy one This venerable statesman Is still sun spry and healthy and manages to get around every day to see his friends and always has a good word and advice for young men Mr Lubbock was born In 1815 1515 nd came to Texas In 1836 His political career began in 1837 when he was elect elected elected elected ed assistant clerk of the house of rep reIf representatives representatives and was later advanced to the office of chief clerk At the close of ot the same year he hew wag appointed appoint appointed ed comptroller of or the republic on ac account acco account count co of the resignation of Mr Pease He took an active part in the follow following following following ing campaign and worked hard to de defeat defeat defeat feat Lamar but his efforts were un unsuccessful unI successful su In 1811 1541 IS 11 he was elected dis district district district I clerk of Harris county and was 1 again appointed comptroller by y Hous ton but resigned the appointment and returned to Harris county where he h he I served na as district Bt clerk until 1554 In 1 that year e he was nominated n for lieu lieutenant lieutenant Ie tenant governor on the ticket with Runnels and resigned his district clerk clerkship clerkship clerkship I ship He was elected and served ned two years ears and in 1869 was wag wn defeated toy bg Clark who was Houstons running mate In 1861 1561 he was elected governor served two years ears and was appointed on the staff stat of General Gentral Magruder He was vas later transferred to the department depart department department ment of or Louisiana and accepted a place on the staff stat of General Tom Green The general was killed before Governor Lubbeck reported and he went jn m n the fhe staff of oC General Wharton In 1584 4 he waa was appointed on the staff of President dent Jefferson Davis Dais and was captured with him and sent on the same boat to prison with Wheeler Stephens and Reagan leagan i l Lubbock and Wheeler were put off at Fort Delaware and stayed there here until December 1866 1166 when he was vas released by the federal authorities and returned to Houston In 1878 1871 he was elected state treasurer on the Rob Roberts Roberts Roberts erts ticket and held the office until 1890 too Governor Hogg Hege appointed him on the penitentiary board and later on os the bOard of pardons pardon Since that time he helas has las lived in retirement enjoying the love ove and admiration of his friends and relatives He is truly a statesman of the old oM school and his experience has been en enone one of hardship love and happiness combined with the trials and tribulations tribulations i of a n marked mar ed political career |