William Calhoun Larkin
Full Name: William Calhoun LarkinDate of birth: September 28, 1836
Date of death: March 27, 1896
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 10 | Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 | 20th (1) (2) | Democrat | Athens / Henderson | Anderson, Henderson | |
| H | 23 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th | Democrat | Athens / Henderson | Henderson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) "Member of the Democratic party," pp. 146-147. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 16th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Athens / Henderson
- Counties in district:
- Henderson
Terms of service notes
(1) "Member of the Democratic party," pp. 146-147. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. ↩
(2) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, W.C. Larkin, pp. 146-147. Born 9/28/1836 in Franklin County, Tennessee; marriage to Hattie Holloway in 1860. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
- Biographical sketch, William C. Larkin, pp. 258-259. Born 9/28/1834. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- William Calhoun Larkin, birth date 9/28/1836 in Franklin County, Tennessee; death date 3/27/1896; burial in Athens Cemetery, Athens, Henderson County. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, Dr. W.C. Larkin, Athens, Tex., The Galveston Daily News, 3/28/1896, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 3/27/1896, represented Henderson County in 16th and 20th Legislatures. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
- 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Penitentiary
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas
- State Asylums (Chair)
Joint Committees
- State Asylums (Co-Chair)
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