L.P. Wilson

Louis P. Wilson

Full Name: Louis P. Wilson
Date 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
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

Biographical Sketches

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

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  

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.