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William Preston Alexander Full Name: William Preston "Will" Alexander, Sr. Date of birth: July 28, 1867 Date of death: July 13, 1941 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 61 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Prairie Hill / Limestone   Limestone H 60 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)   Democrat Prairie Hill / Limestone   Limestone (1) Prairie Hill [in Limestone County]. House Journal. (2) Prairie Hill, Limestone County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Mart [in McLennan County]. Texas Legislative Manual. (4) MART, TEXAS. "Mart, once known as Willow Springs, is a small incorporated city eighteen miles east of Waco on State Highway 164 in the eastern corner of McLennan County." [about 12 miles southwest of Prairie Hill] Handbook of Texas Online. (5) Limestone County - Will P. Alexander. House Journal. (6) Mart [in McLennan County], Limestone County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (7) "Local and Personal," 10/24/1918, p. 3. "W.P. Alexander of Prairie Hill was selected to fill the vacancy on the ticket caused by the recent death of Hon. A.H. Seawright . . ." Mexia Weekly Herald. (8) Mart [in McLennan County]. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 47th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 6, 9/10/1941, p. 35, "a valuable citizen and resident of Coolidge and Prairie Hill." Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources William Preston Alexander, Democrat from Mart, born in Kentucky, 34 years in Texas, age 57 in 1925. Card File. W.P. Alexander, birth date 7/28/1867, death date 7/13/1941, burial in Prairie Hill Cemetery, Prairie Hill, Limestone County. Find a Grave. 36th Legislature - Will P. Alexander, Mart, nativity Indiana, age 51 years, farmer and ginner. 39th Legislature - William Preston Alexander, Mart, nativity Kentucky, age 57, banker, member former legislatures: 36th. Texas Legislative Manual. 39th 39th Photographs Photograph. William P. Alexander, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 39th R.S. - 1925 Banks and Banking   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   36th R.S. - 1919 Confederate Home, Investigate   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Public Lands and Buildings   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

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