W.L. Hudspeth

William Lafayette Hudspeth

Full Name: William Lafayette Hudspeth
Date of birth: February 7, 1857
Date of death: July 13, 1930

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 32 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Mount Pleasant / Titus   Morris, Titus

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House District 32
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mount Pleasant / Titus
Counties in district: Morris, Titus

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • W.L. Hudspeth, birth date 2/7/1860 in Mississippi, purchasing agent and accountant for the North Texas Hospital for the Insane: 1907-1910. Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 11. Fort Worth Record.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - William Hudspeth, Titus County, Texas, age 43, born February 1857 in Mississippi, teacher, living in household with wife Minnie E. Hudspeth.
    Census of 1910 - W.L. Hudspeth, North Texas Hospital for the Insane, Terrell, Texas, age 52, born circa 1858 in Mississippi, accountant, M.E. Hudspeth listed below. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
  • W.L. Hudspeth, birth date 2/7/1857, death date 7/13/1930, burial in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Mississippi. Find a Grave.
  • William Lafayette Hudspeth and wife Minnie L. Hudspeth pose in front of their home, photograph, Mount Pleasant, Images of America series, 2014, p. 32. Google Books.
  • "W.L. Hudspeth in Race for Representative," The Times Review (Mount Pleasant, Texas), 5/30/1924, p. 4, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Obituary, "W.L. Hudspeth Dies at Mississippi Home," Mount Pleasant Daily Times, 7/16/1930, p. 1, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 35th Legislature (1917) - W.L. Hudspeth, postoffice Mt. Pleasant, nativity Mississippi, age 58 (born circa 1859), 34 years in Texas, teacher. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917
Appropriations  
Common Carriers  
Counties  
Education  
Penitentiaries  
Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prison Farms  
School for the Deaf Visit  
Southwestern Insane Asylum  
State Asylums  

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