William Alexander Thompson

Full Name: William Alexander Thompson
Date of birth: June 22, 1834
Date of death: March 24, 1901

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	68	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Unaffiliated	Nelson / Austin		Austin
H	38	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Nelsonville / Austin		Austin

(1) Independent. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(2) Biographical sketch and roster list home post office of Nelson, home county of Austin. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(3) Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 68
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Unaffiliated
Home City/County: Nelson / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

House District 38
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Nelsonville / Austin
Counties in district: Austin

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, p. 264. Born 1834 in Alabama. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

William Alexander Thompson, birth date 6/22/1834 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, death date 3/24/1901 in Hico, Hamilton County, Texas. Spouse Catherine Sullivan. Residence in Austin County (1870 and 1880), and Hamilton County (1900). Strickland/Hinson & Black/Dawson Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1870 - William Austin County, age 36, born circa 1834 in Alabama, farmer, living in household with Catharine Thompson.
Census of 1880 - W.A. Thompson, Austin County, age 45, born circa 1835 in Alabama, farmer, wife Catharine.
Census of 1900 - William A. Thompson, Hico Town, Hamilton County, age 67, born June 1833 in Alabama, farmer, wife Catherine.
William A. Thompson married Catherine Sullivan, Austin County, 10/6/1857. FamilySearch. 1870 1880 1900 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
W.A. Thompson, birth date 6/22/1834, death date 3/24/1901, burial in Hico Cemetery, Hico, Hamilton County. Find a Grave.
W.A. Thompson, postoffice Nelsonville, Austin County, farmer, nativity Alabama, age 46 (born circa 1835). Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

Photographs

Photograph. W.A. Thompson, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

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.

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18th R.S. - 1883 Federal Relations Public Debt Revenue and Taxation
17th R.S. - 1881 Insurance and Statistics Judicial Districts Private Land Claims Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial and Representative Districts

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