Albert W.H. Moursund

Full Name: Albert Wadel Hansen Moursund
Date of birth: May 13, 1845
Date of death: December 29, 1927

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	89	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Blanco / Blanco		Blanco, Comal, Gillespie
H	66	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Blanco / Blanco		Blanco, Travis

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) "Judge Moursund is elected floater from Travis and Blanco", "Official Returns - The Tax Sales in Unorganized Counties, Etc.," [Special Telegram to the News.], 11/7/1880, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 89
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Blanco / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Comal, Gillespie

House District 66
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Blanco / Blanco
Counties in district: Blanco, Travis

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Resolutions and Journal entries

A.W. Moursund. House Journal. 17th R.S. 18th R.S.
41st Legislature, R.S., 2/13/1929, p. 638. In Memory of A.W. Moursund. Relatives: A.W. Moursund - father, Anton N. Moursund - son; Anton N. Moursund - father, Travis B. Moursund - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, A.W. Moursund, p. 269. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - A.U. Moursund, Blanco, Blanco County, lawyer, wife H.M. Moursund. FamilySearch.
Albert W. Moursund. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Relatives: Albert Wadel Hansen Moursund, father of Anton N. Moursund, grandfather of Albert Wadel Moursund, III, and grandfather of Travis B. Moursund. Anton N. Moursund, uncle of Albert Wadel Moursund, III. Travis B. and Albert Wadel, III, cousins. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Photographs

Photograph. A.W. Moursund, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. A.W. Moursund, 17th Legislature, Texas State Journal of Medicine

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office
17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office

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