Thomas Wilson Templeton
Full Name: Thomas Wilson TempletonDate of birth: June 14, 1821
Date of death: September 20, 1895
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 19 | Jan 18, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd (1) (2) | Democrat | Winnsboro / Franklin | Delta, Franklin, Hopkins | |
| H | 19 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (3) | Democrat | Winnsboro / Franklin | Franklin, Red River, Titus |
(1) WINNSBORO, TX. "Winnsboro (Winnsborough), an incorporated city, is at the junction of State highways 11 and 37, fifteen miles northeast of Quitman in northeastern Wood County and extends into Franklin County." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Oath of office administered 1/18/1893, p. 88. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
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House District 19
Jan 18, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Winnsboro / Franklin Counties in district: Delta, Franklin, Hopkins |
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House District 19
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Winnsboro / Franklin Counties in district: Franklin, Red River, Titus |
(1) WINNSBORO, TX. "Winnsboro (Winnsborough), an incorporated city, is at the junction of State highways 11 and 37, fifteen miles northeast of Quitman in northeastern Wood County and extends into Franklin County." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Oath of office administered 1/18/1893, p. 88. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 24th Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/5/1895, pp. 43-44. Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Thomas Wilson Templeton, birth date 6/14/1821 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; death date 9/20/1895 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, married Elvira Caroline Dickson 12/27/1842. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1880 - T.W. Templeton, Franklin County, age 60, born circa 1820 in Tennessee, miller, living in household with Elvira and family. FamilySearch.
- Thos. W. Templeton, birth date 6/14/1821, death date 9/20/1895, burial in Winnsboro City Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "A Pioneer of Texas: Death of Hon. T.M. [T.W.] Templeton at Winsboro Yesterday," 9/21/1895, p. 8. Templeton was a "leading member of the Twenty-second and Twenty-third legislature of Texas" and father of Attorney General John D. Templeton. Fort Worth Daily Gazette.
- Mentioned in TEMPLETON, JOHN DICKSON (1845–1893). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Family of Thomas W.Templeton and Elvira Caroline Dickson Templeton included in The Dickson-McEwen and Allied Families Genealogy. T.W. Templeton's death date 9/20/1895. HeritageQuest Online.
- 23rd Legislature (1893) - T.W. Templeton, postoffice Winsboro, nativity Alabama, age 71 (born circa 1821), farmer, 42 years in Texas, member of previous legislature: 22nd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. T.W. Templeton, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. T.W. Templeton, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. T.W. Templeton, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
- 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
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23rd R.S. - 1893
Commerce and Manufactures Public Debt | ||
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22nd R.S. - 1891
Commerce and Manufactures Contingent Expenses Privileges and Elections Revenue and Taxation |
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