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'''Absolom Gant Jr.''' (October 30, 1832 – May 2, 1897) was an American politician from Texas.
Gant's parents, Absolom Sr. and Mary, lived in [[Martin, Tennessee]], at the time of his birth on October 30, 1832. The younger Gant attended schools in his home state, and in 1853, served as justice of the peace in [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne County]]. Gant completed a degree from [[Cumberland University]] in 1859, and moved to [[Tarrant County, Texas]] to become a schoolteacher.<ref name="tsha"></ref>
Gant served in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], as a third lieutenant in Company A of the Ninth Texas Cavalry Regiment. Following the [[Siege of Corinth]], Gant was promoted to captain. Due to medical disability, Gant resigned his commission and returned home before the war ended. He then partnered with a physician from [[Weatherford, Texas]], in the pharmaceutical trade. Over the years, Gant acquired property as a real estate dealer, and became the largest landowner in [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]]. Gant married Minerva Raines in [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk County]] on December 18, 1867, and the family later moved to [[Graham, Texas|Graham]], where Gant operated a salt mine. Following the resignation of [[William Edgar Hughes]] from the [[Texas House of Representatives]] on March 1, 1871, Gant was sworn in as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] state representative based in [[Young County, Texas|Young County]] on October 31, 1871. Gant served until January 14, 1873, and died on May 2, 1897.<ref name="tsha"/><ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1832 births]]
[[Category:1897 deaths]]
[[Category:Texas Democrats]]
[[Category:Members of the Texas House of Representatives]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:People from Martin, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cumberland University alumni]]
[[Category:Confederate States Army officers]]
[[Category:Educators from Texas]]
[[Category:American schoolteachers]]
[[Category:19th-century American educators]]
[[Category:19th-century American businesspeople]]
[[Category:American landowners]]
[[Category:American mining businesspeople]]
[[Category:People of Texas in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:People from Graham, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Weatherford, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Tarrant County, Texas]]
Gant's parents, Absolom Sr. and Mary, lived in [[Martin, Tennessee]], at the time of his birth on October 30, 1832. The younger Gant attended schools in his home state, and in 1853, served as justice of the peace in [[Wayne County, Tennessee|Wayne County]]. Gant completed a degree from [[Cumberland University]] in 1859, and moved to [[Tarrant County, Texas]] to become a schoolteacher.<ref name="tsha"></ref>
Gant served in the [[Confederate States Army]] during the [[American Civil War]], as a third lieutenant in Company A of the Ninth Texas Cavalry Regiment. Following the [[Siege of Corinth]], Gant was promoted to captain. Due to medical disability, Gant resigned his commission and returned home before the war ended. He then partnered with a physician from [[Weatherford, Texas]], in the pharmaceutical trade. Over the years, Gant acquired property as a real estate dealer, and became the largest landowner in [[Parker County, Texas|Parker County]]. Gant married Minerva Raines in [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk County]] on December 18, 1867, and the family later moved to [[Graham, Texas|Graham]], where Gant operated a salt mine. Following the resignation of [[William Edgar Hughes]] from the [[Texas House of Representatives]] on March 1, 1871, Gant was sworn in as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] state representative based in [[Young County, Texas|Young County]] on October 31, 1871. Gant served until January 14, 1873, and died on May 2, 1897.<ref name="tsha"/><ref></ref>
==References==
[[Category:1832 births]]
[[Category:1897 deaths]]
[[Category:Texas Democrats]]
[[Category:Members of the Texas House of Representatives]]
[[Category:19th-century American politicians]]
[[Category:People from Martin, Tennessee]]
[[Category:Cumberland University alumni]]
[[Category:Confederate States Army officers]]
[[Category:Educators from Texas]]
[[Category:American schoolteachers]]
[[Category:19th-century American educators]]
[[Category:19th-century American businesspeople]]
[[Category:American landowners]]
[[Category:American mining businesspeople]]
[[Category:People of Texas in the American Civil War]]
[[Category:People from Graham, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Weatherford, Texas]]
[[Category:People from Tarrant County, Texas]]
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