Template:TXSenateSuccession box

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[edit] Template documentation

This template is for the succession of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

Contents

[edit] Usage

All fields must be lowercase.

Copy a blank version to use. Remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field. Please delete any unused fields to avoid clutter in the edit window.

Most common parameters for incumbents
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 
|  hometown = 
|  before = 
|  start = 
}}
Most common parameters for previous senators
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 
|  hometown = 
|  before = 
|  after = 
|  years = 
}}
All parameters
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 
|  hometown = 
|  before = 
|  after = 
|  start = 
|  years = 
|  town_note_marker = 
}}
  • district: Senate district number.
  • hometown: Optional. Helpful, if known, since Texas Senate district numbers and numbering systems have often changed dramatically. The template will create the wikilink for the town.
  • before: previous officeholder
  • after succeeding officeholder. If omitted, template will insert Incumbent
  • start: for incumbent, beginning date
  • years: date range. For consistency with other succession templates use YEAR–YEAR (no spaces around an en dash).
  • town_note_marker: a marker for noting a change in hometown. (See example below.)

[edit] Former Texas State Senators

Example (Hometown known)
Thomas Hinds Duggan
:

{{start box}}
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 27
|  hometown = Seguin
|  before = [[Henry Eustace McCulloch]]
|  after = [[John N. Houston]]
|  years = 1859–1861
}}
{{end box}}

becomes:

Preceded by
Henry Eustace McCulloch
Texas State Senator
from District 27 (Seguin)

1859–1861
Succeeded by
John N. Houston

Example (Hometown not known)
John Lafayette Camp
:

{{start box}}
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 6
|  hometown = 
|  before=[[John Lane Henry]]
|  after=[[William Amos Wortham]]
|  years=1874-1876
}}
{{end box}}

becomes:

Preceded by
John Lane Henry
Texas State Senator
from District 6

1874-1876
Succeeded by
William Amos Wortham

[edit] Incumbent Senators

Example—
Jane Nelson
:

{{start box}}
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 12
|  hometown = Lewisville
|  before=[[Mike Moncrief]]
|  start=2003
}}
{{end box}}

becomes:

Preceded by
Mike Moncrief
Texas State Senator
from District 12 (Lewisville)

2003 – present
Incumbent

[edit] Senators with changed hometown

Example—
Mike Jackson
:

{{start box}}
{{TXSenateSuccession box
|  district = 11
|  hometown = La Porte
|  before=[[Jerry Patterson]]
|  start=2004
|  town_note_marker = <sup>(a)</sup>
}}
{{s-ref|For the [[Seventy-sixth Texas Legislature|76th]] and [[Seventy-seventh Texas Legislature|77th]] Legislatures, Jackson’s home city was [[Pasadena, Texas|Pasadena]].
}}

becomes:

Preceded by
Jerry Patterson
Texas State Senator
from District 11 (La Porte)
(a)
2004 – present
Incumbent
Notes and references
1. For the 76th and 77th Legislatures, Jackson’s home city was Pasadena.

[edit] See also