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William Russell Shannon Full Name: William Russell Shannon Date of birth: January 15, 1825 Date of death: June 17, 1910 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 20 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887 19th (1) (2)   18th (3) (4)   Democrat Weatherford / Parker Senate President Pro Tempore (19th)   Jack, Parker, Tarrant, Wise S 23 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (5) (6)   16th (7) (8)   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Clay, Jack, Montague, Parker, Tarrant, Wise, Young S 20 Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 11th (9) (10) (11)     Buchanan / Johnson   Erath, Johnson, Palo Pinto, Parker, Tarrant H 42 May 4, 1864 - Aug 6, 1866 10th (12)     Cleburne / Johnson   Ellis, Johnson, Parker H 44 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Buchanan / Johnson   Ellis, Tarrant H 44 Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (13)     Buchanan / Johnson   Ellis, Tarrant (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, 1/10/1883, p. 1, All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office; pp. 5-6, Resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes: Drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. (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 - 1/14/1879, p. 1. Listed as one of the "newly elected senators, approached the president's desk and took the oath of office prescribed by the constitution." Senate Journal. (9) 11th Legislature - 8/6/1866 (First Day), pp. 2, 4, all 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials. "Upon calling the roll of Districts, the following Senators responded and presented their credentials." 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, 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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. Biographical Sketches SHANNON, WILLIAM R. (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. 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 Other Resources William Russell Shannon grave marker photo, birth date 1/15/1825, death date 6/17/1910. Ancestry.com. Photographs Photograph. William R. Shannon, 8th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. William R. Shannon, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Photograph. William 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. William Shannon, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. William R. Shannon, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. William R. Shannon, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board 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. Committee Informationtop 19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract (Co-Chair)  Education   Federal Relations   Finance   Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Laying the Cornerstone of the New Capitol (Co-Chair)  Military Affairs   Public Lands   Retrenchment and Reform   Stock and Stockraising   18th R.S. - 1883 Comptroller's Books and Records on Common School Bonds   Constitutional Amendments Address   Federal Relations   Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Lunatic Asylum   Military Affairs   Public Lands   Retrenchment and Reform   Stock and Stockraising   17th R.S. - 1881 Agricultural and Mechanical College and State Normal Schools, Visit   Congressional Districts   Congressional Districts, Apportionment   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Frontier Protection   General Land Office   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Privileges and Elections   State Indebtedness   Stock and Stock Raising   16th R.S. - 1879 Agricultural and Mechanical College, Consider Report of the Joint Committee Appointed to Visit   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Federal Relations   General Land Office   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   New Judiciary Article to the Constitution   Public Claims and Accounts   Retrenchment and Reform   Stock and Stock Raising   11th R.S. - 1866 Finance   General Land Office, Select (Co-Chair)  Indian Affairs (Chair)  Judicial Districts, Select   Militia   Southern States, Draft Resolutions Expressive of Sympathy to   8th R.S. - 1859 Court of Claims   Enrolled Bills   Indian Affairs   Indian Difficulties on Frontier   Joint Indian Affairs   Judicial Districts   Private Land Claims (Chair)  Public Lands   7th R.S. - 1857 Judicial Districts   Land Office   Land or Money Claims Recommended by Court of Claims   Petition of Citizens on the Frontier, Relative to Indian Depredations   Private Land Claims   Public Lands   San Saba County, Memorials Regarding Indian Depredations

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