Attorney at Law and Judge. Father of John Jay, Ann, Blanche, Alexander, Hugh Porter, Lillian, Guy Manering, and Lloyd Vernon Harcourt
Listed as a Civil War Veteran: John was educated at Taylorsville Academy and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1846. He
began his practice in Shelbyville, Kentucky, until December 1850 when he started for Texas. coming by boat via New Orleans to
Galveston and Houston and thence by stage to Fayette County. In 1859 he moved to Columbus the terminus of the then Buffalo, Bayou,
Brazos and Colorado, later Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. He practiced there his profession for fourteen years, but in
1873, he moved to Galveston. In 1883 he moved to Weatherford. where he subsequently died July 15, 1903.
1860 elected to the state senate from the counties of Fayette, Colorado, Matagorda and Warton. Served until the close of the war.
1863 when the coast of Texas was threatned Judge Harcourt went at the call of Commanding General McGruder to defend the state
from invasion. Although exempt from duty he was elected captain of a company of militia; but the threatned danger having passed the
company was disbanded.
Husband to Ann Maria Porter (White) Harcourt
Listed as a Civil War Veteran: John was educated at Taylorsville Academy and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1846. He
began his practice in Shelbyville, Kentucky, until December 1850 when he started for Texas. coming by boat via New Orleans to
Galveston and Houston and thence by stage to Fayette County. In 1859 he moved to Columbus the terminus of the then Buffalo, Bayou,
Brazos and Colorado, later Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. He practiced there his profession for fourteen years, but in
1873, he moved to Galveston. In 1883 he moved to Weatherford. where he subsequently died July 15, 1903.
1860 elected to the state senate from the counties of Fayette, Colorado, Matagorda and Warton. Served until the close of the war.
1863 when the coast of Texas was threatned Judge Harcourt went at the call of Commanding General McGruder to defend the state
from invasion. Although exempt from duty he was elected captain of a company of militia; but the threatned danger having passed the
company was disbanded.
Husband to Ann Maria Porter (White) Harcourt
Attorney at Law and Judge. Father of John Jay, Ann, Blanche, Alexander, Hugh Porter, Lillian, Guy Manering, and Lloyd Vernon Harcourt
Listed as a Civil War Veteran: John was educated at Taylorsville Academy and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1846. He
began his practice in Shelbyville, Kentucky, until December 1850 when he started for Texas. coming by boat via New Orleans to
Galveston and Houston and thence by stage to Fayette County. In 1859 he moved to Columbus the terminus of the then Buffalo, Bayou,
Brazos and Colorado, later Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. He practiced there his profession for fourteen years, but in
1873, he moved to Galveston. In 1883 he moved to Weatherford. where he subsequently died July 15, 1903.
1860 elected to the state senate from the counties of Fayette, Colorado, Matagorda and Warton. Served until the close of the war.
1863 when the coast of Texas was threatned Judge Harcourt went at the call of Commanding General McGruder to defend the state
from invasion. Although exempt from duty he was elected captain of a company of militia; but the threatned danger having passed the
company was disbanded.
Husband to Ann Maria Porter (White) Harcourt
Listed as a Civil War Veteran: John was educated at Taylorsville Academy and St. Mary's College, near Lebanon, Kentucky. He was admitted to the bar in 1846. He
began his practice in Shelbyville, Kentucky, until December 1850 when he started for Texas. coming by boat via New Orleans to
Galveston and Houston and thence by stage to Fayette County. In 1859 he moved to Columbus the terminus of the then Buffalo, Bayou,
Brazos and Colorado, later Galveston, Harrisburg and San Antonio railroad. He practiced there his profession for fourteen years, but in
1873, he moved to Galveston. In 1883 he moved to Weatherford. where he subsequently died July 15, 1903.
1860 elected to the state senate from the counties of Fayette, Colorado, Matagorda and Warton. Served until the close of the war.
1863 when the coast of Texas was threatned Judge Harcourt went at the call of Commanding General McGruder to defend the state
from invasion. Although exempt from duty he was elected captain of a company of militia; but the threatned danger having passed the
company was disbanded.
Husband to Ann Maria Porter (White) Harcourt
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