Thomas Watson White
Full Name: Thomas Watson White
Date of birth: February 8, 1876
Date of death: July 4, 1955
Terms of Service top
| Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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H
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39
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Jan 10, 1911 - Dec 1, 1912
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32nd
(1)
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Democrat
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Ennis / Ellis
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Ellis
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(1)
White resigned 12/1/1912.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary, Dr. Thomas Watson White, 7/5/1955, p. 12. "He was a native of Ellis County and the son of a pioneer physician and surgeon. He was veteran of the Army Medical Corps in the Spanish-American War. He had served in the Texas Legislature as a representative from Ellis County."
Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- Obituary, Dr. Thomas Watson White, "Dr. T.W. White, 79, Dies in Houston," The Ennis Daily News, 7/5/1955, p. 5 (section 1, p. 1), crediting Ennis Public Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Hospital Steward, 1st Texas Infantry, Spanish-American War (November 1898-April 1899). T. Watson or Thomas W. White, Ennis, Texas, birth date 2/8/1876, death date 7/4/1955.
FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Hospital Steward, 1st Regiment, Texas Infantry, Spanish-American War. Military grave marker, T. Watson White, birth date 2/8/1876, death date 7/4/1955, burial in Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis County.
Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Census of 1910 - Thomas W. White, Ennis, Ellis County, age 36, born circa 1874 in Texas, doctor, spouse Jessie, daughter Addlean.
FamilySearch.
- Dr. Thomas Watson White, birth date 2/8/1876 in Palmer, Texas, death date 7/4/1955 in Houston, physician, Spanish-American War veteran.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- 32nd Legislature (1911) - T.W. White, postoffice Ennis, nativity Texas, age 34 (born circa 1877), physician, 34 years in Texas, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph.
T.W. White, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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