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William Blassingame
Full Name: William Blassingame
Date of birth: January 13, 1836
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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11
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Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 11, 1881
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15th
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16th
(1)
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Democrat
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Sandusky / Grayson
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Cooke, Grayson
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(1)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
15th Legislature - 4/18/1876, p. 1. All Senators listed in roll call as "Senators elect [who] answered to their names, presented their credentials, and took the oath of office prescribed by the Constitution"; in Drawing of Senatorial Terms 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "long term" (four years).
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biography, pp. 21-22.
Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
Biography, p. 242.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
William Blassingame, Constitutional Convention of 1875 Composite Photo. From the collection of the Texas State Library and Archives Commisison.
Photograph.
William Blassingame, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board.
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