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William Russell Shannon
Full Name: William Russell Shannon
Date of birth: January 15, 1825
Date of death: June 17, 1910
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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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20
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887
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19th
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(2)
18th
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19th
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Weatherford / Parker
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Senate President Pro Tempore (19th)
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Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise
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S
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23
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883
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16th
(7)
(8)
17th
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(6)
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Democrat
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Weatherford / Parker
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Clay, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wise, Young
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S
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20
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Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870
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11th
(9)
(10)
(11)
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Buchanan / Johnson
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Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant
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H
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42
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May 4, 1864 - Aug 6, 1866
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10th
(12)
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Cleburne / Johnson
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Ellis, Johnson, Parker
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H
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44
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Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
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8th
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Buchanan / Johnson
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Ellis, Tarrant
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H
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44
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Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
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7th
(13)
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Buchanan / Johnson
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Ellis, Tarrant
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(1)
19th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/13/1885, Regular Session.
Senate Journal.
(2)
Democrat, p. 163.
Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(3)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(4)
18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 4 years.
Senate Journal. January 10, 1883
January 9, 1883
(5)
Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(6)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(7)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(8)
16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3.
Senate Journal.
(9)
11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5.
Senate Journal.
(10)
Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts.
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(11)
Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39.
Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(12)
William R. Shannon, in special election 5/4/1864, succeeded John H. Prince, died 4/18/1864.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(13)
Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
Member roster, 11th Legislature, Regular Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age in 1866.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Sketches |
SHANNON, WILLIAM RUSSELL (1825-1910).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Historical Sketch of Parker County and Weatherford Texas. Born in Kentucky in 1825.
HeritageQuest Online.
Biographical sketch, W.R. Shannon, p. 90. Born 1/15/1828 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch and portrait.
Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Biographical sketch, William Russell Shannon, pp. 246-247. Born in 1828. Roster lists age as 50.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, William Russell Shannon, p. 243. Born in 1828.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical sketches, William Russell Shannon. Relatives: George Ross Shannon and William R. Shannon - brothers, p. 112.
The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. 11th Legislature, p. 61
16th Legislature, p. 255
Brothers Shannon, p. 112
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, Captain, 10th Texas Infantry, and Captain, Rock Creek Guards, eventually absorbed into Parson's Brigade.
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Other Resources |
William Russell Shannon grave marker photo, birth date 1/15/1825, death date 6/17/1910.
Ancestry.com.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
W.R. Shannon, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.R. Shannon, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.R. Shannon, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.R. Shannon, 11th Legislature, By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Photograph.
Wm. R. Shannon, 8th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph.
Wm. R. Shannon, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
11th session composite photo of Senate members (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History). By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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