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William Kercheval Homan
Full Name: William Kercheval Homan
Date of birth: August 14, 1847
Date of death: April 12, 1908
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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20
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
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Greenback
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Caldwell / Burleson
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Austin, Burleson, Washington
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20
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jul 9, 1879
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16th
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(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
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Greenback
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Caldwell / Burleson
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Austin, Burleson, Washington
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(1)
Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
Independent Greenbacker.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3)
17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
"The returns from Austin county, as far as heard from, show the following ahead: for . . . legislature — Cochrane, dem.; senate, Homan, rep." 11/8/1878, p. 2
Galveston Daily News.
(5)
Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(6)
William K. Homan resigned 7/9/1879, and succeeded himself in special election 2/17/1880.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7)
16th Legislature, 1st C.S. - William K. Homan resigned to assume duties of U.S. district attorney for the eastern district of Texas, 7/9/1879, pp. 349-350. Includes resolution and honors for Senator Homan on his resignation.
Senate Journal.
(8)
16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3.
Senate Journal.
(9)
Independent Greenbacker.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
HOMAN, WILLIAM KERCHEVAL (1847-1908). "In 1878 he was elected to represent District Twenty, comprising Burleson, Washington, and Brazos counties, in the Senate of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature, 1879–80. After one session he tendered his resignation, but it was never acted upon. He was reelected to the Seventeenth Legislature..."
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, p. 245.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
William Homan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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