Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	95	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Brownsville / Cameron	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Brownsville / Cameron	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Brownsville / Cameron	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Brownsville / Cameron	Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William J. Russell (1865-1917) of Brownsville, Volume IV, p. 2051. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Relatives: William Jarvis Russell (1802-1881) of La Grange - father; William H. Russell (1838-1882) of Brownsville - son. William H. Russell (1838-1882) of Brownsville - father; William Jarvis Russell (1865-1917) of Brownsville - son. William Jarvis Russell (1802-1881) of La Grange - grandfather; William Jarvis Russell (1865-1917) of Brownsville - grandson. Texas Historical Commission, Historic Marker Application: Russell-Cocke House, pp. 7, 9, crediting Texas Historical Commission. "William H. Russell, was born 1838 in Brazoria County, son of Captain William Jarvis Russell . . . William H. Russell's son, William Jarvis Russell, named after his grandfather, was born in Fayette County in 1864. At the age of five he moved to Brownsville with his parents and in 1877 resided in this house . . . W.J. Russell served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the Twenty-third and Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, and Twenty-eight sessions." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, William J. Russell, pp. 148-149. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Wm. J. Russell, birth date 12/12/1865, death date 3/15/1917 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, parents William H. Russell and Marion Williams Russell. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William J. Russell, birth date 12/12/1865, death date 3/15/1917, burial in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Includes biographical sketch from A History of Texas and Texans, Bol 4, p. 2051. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.J. Russell, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. J. Russell, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M.J. Russell, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Russell, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. W.J. Russell, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east 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

28th R.S. - 1903 Commerce and Manufactures Irrigation Mining and Minerals Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
27th R.S. - 1901 Federal Relations (Chair) Irrigation Judiciary No. 1 Pan-American Relations, Investigate Representative Districts
26th R.S. - 1899 Education Enrolled Bills Irrigation Judiciary No. 1 Stock and Stock Raising
23rd R.S. - 1893 Contingent Expenses Education Irrigation Public Lands and Land Office State Expert Printer, Investigate, Special

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