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William Filmore Murchison
Full Name: William Filmore Murchison
Date of birth: September 16, 1851
Date of death: 1935
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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H
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30
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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Democrat
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Grapeland / Houston
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Houston
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H
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13
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Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
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22nd
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Democrat
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Grapeland / Houston
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Houston
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H
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13
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Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
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21st
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(5)
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Democrat
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Augusta / Houston
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Houston
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(1)
W.F. Murchison, Augusta.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
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Grapeland, Houston County (22nd and 24th Legislatures).
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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W.F. Murchison, Augusta, Democrat.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
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Augusta, Houston County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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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).
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Biographical sketch.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
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William Filmore Murchison, Democrat, farmer, age 43 in 1895, born in Tennessee.
Card File.
William Filmore Murchison (1850-1935), family photos, biographical sketch, interment in Refuge Cemetery, Refuge, Houston County.
Find a Grave.
Refuge Cemetery, Houston County, Texas.
RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
William Murchison, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
William Murchison, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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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.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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