Louis P. Wilson
Full Name: Louis P. WilsonDate of birth: April 3, 1851
Date of death: October 5, 1926
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 8 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Marion | |
H | 8 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Marion | |
H | 21 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison | |
H | 14 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison | |
H | 15 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (2) (3) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby | |
H | 14 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (4) (5) (6) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) District 14 - L.P. Wilson, District 15 - W.J. Cavin. House Journal.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(6) Roster shows Wilson represented the 14th district; bio shows the 15th. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Terms of Service top
House District 8
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Marion |
House District 8
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Marion |
House District 21
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
House District 14
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
House District 15
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby |
House District 14
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 Legislatures: 18th (4) (5) (6) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) District 14 - L.P. Wilson, District 15 - W.J. Cavin. House Journal.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(6) Roster shows Wilson represented the 14th district; bio shows the 15th. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/8/1926, p. 1388. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Louis P. Wilson, pp. 324-326. Born 4/3/1851 in Marshall. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
- Biographical sketch, Louis P. Wilson, pp. 252-253. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Other Resources
- Judge L.P. Wilson, birth date 4/3/1851 in Marshall; death date 10/5/1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Louis P. Wilson, birth date 4/3/1851, death date 10/5/1926, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Includes reprint of obituary in Dallas Morning News, 10/6/1926. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "L.P. Wilson Rites in Marshall Today," 10/6/1926, p. 9. Fort Worth Record-Telegram.
- Obituary, L.P. Wilson, 10/6/1926, p. 3. Lewis Wilson. "He was a member of the legislature from Harrison County for several years and was instrumental in having the Separate Coach Law, now known as the Jim Crow Law and Fellow Servants bill passed in the legislature." Marshall News Messenger.
- Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Banks and Banking Common Carriers Judicial Districts Labor Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections | ||
31st R.S. - 1909
Judicial Districts Labor Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Stephen F. Austin Remains | ||
30th R.S. - 1907
Common Carriers Forestry Judicial Districts Labor Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure State Asylums | ||
23rd R.S. - 1893
Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Public Printing State Asylums | ||
22nd R.S. - 1891
Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Military Affairs Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals Public Printing | ||
21st R.S. - 1889
Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing (Chair) | ||
18th R.S. - 1883
Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Penitentiaries |
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