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.

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House District 61
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Prairie Hill / Limestone
Counties in district: Limestone

House District 60
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Prairie Hill / Limestone
Counties in district: Limestone

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Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 6, 9/10/1941, p. 35. W.P. Alexander, Sr., "a valuable citizen and resident of Coolidge and Prairie Hill." Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

William Preston Alexander, birth date 7/28/1867 in Indiana; death date 7/13/1941 in Limestone County, Texas; residence in Coolidge, Texas; wife Rachael Cordelia Alexander. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
W.P. Alexander, birth date 7/28/1867, death date 7/13/1941, burial in Prairie Hill Cemetery, Prairie Hill, Limestone County, with spouse Delia Alexander. Find a Grave.
William Preston Alexander, Democrat from Mart, born in Kentucky, 34 years in Texas, age 57 in 1925. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
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 Information top

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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