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William A. Williamson
Full Name: William A. Williamson
Date of birth: 1846
Date of death: February 13, 1906
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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84
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Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
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22nd
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Democrat
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Junction City / Kimble
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Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina
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84
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Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
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21st
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(6)
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Democrat
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Junction City / Kimble
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Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina
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H
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84
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Jan 18, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
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20th
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Democrat
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Junction City / Kimble
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Bandera, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Medina
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(1)
Democrat.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2)
City of Junction formerly known as Junction City.
Handbook of Texas Online.
(3)
Democrat.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4)
Kimble County included in district 84. Montgomery, Walker, Trinity, and Harris Counties included in district 54, which was entitled to three representatives (Breeding, Dawson, and McComb). 17th Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 13, (redistricting bill).
General Laws of the State of Texas.
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Lists district 54 for W.A. Williamson. No one listed for district 84.
House Journal.
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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).
(7)
Williamson sworn 1/18/1887, unseated Joe E. Haynes in election contest the same day, p. 63.
House Journal.
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Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6.
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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Portrait and biographical sketch, pp. 190-191. Born in the year 1846. Name incorrectly printed 'Williams' on sketch.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, p. 293.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch.
Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
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Death notice, "Funeral of W.A. Williamson," 2/16/1906. W.A. Williamson, died in San Antonio Tuesday night, 2/13/1906; "For four years he represented Kimball [sic] county in the lower house at Austin."
Austin Statesman.
William A. Williamson, Democrat, lawyer, age 44 in 1891, born in Georgia.
Card File.
Town of Denman renamed Junction City in 1877. Junction City renamed Junction in 1894.
Handbook of Texas Online.
Death notice, "Texas Deaths: W.A. Williamson at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, February 13," Houston Post, 2/14/1906, p. 8, crediting the Abilene Library Consortium. Williamson was "twenty years ago a member of the State legislature from Kimble county."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
William Williamson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). 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.
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