William Alexander Stewart
Full Name: William Alexander Stewart
Date of birth: November 25, 1829
Date of death: June 26, 1896
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Terms of Service top
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
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Democrat
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Crockett / Houston
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Houston
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Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, William Alexander Stewart, p. 253. Born 11/25/1829 near Crawfordsville, Green County, Georgia; admitted to bar in Tuskegee, Alabama, 1852; moved to Texas in 1854 and settled at Crockett.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, "served a short time in the Confederate service."
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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Other Resources |
Census of 1870 - W.A. Stuart, Crockett, Houston County, age 40, born circa 1830 in Georgia, lawyer, living in household with S.J. Stuart (female, age 36) and children E.J., Willie, Mollie, H.I., and I.B. Stuart.
Census of 1880 - William Stewart, Crockett, Houston County, age 50, born circa 1830 in Georgia, lawyer, widowed, daughters Ella Stewart, Willie and Mollie Burnett.
FamilySearch. 1870
1880
Representative from Houston County in the 16th Legislature, p. 24; mentioned, Capt. of the Guard in Trinity Chapter No. 4 of R.A.M. (Masons), history of the Baptist Church and Presbyterian Church in Crockett, distinguished lawyer and member of the Crockett Bar, pp. 91, 107, 113, and 140.
The History of Houston County, Texas, 1943.
Death notice, Colonel W.A. Stewart, The Galveston Daily News, 6/28/1896, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "At one time one of the leading members of the Crockett bar . . . he represented this county [Houston County] in the Sixteenth legislature." Death date 6/26/1896, burial at Crockett.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, Miss Mollie Stewart, daughter of Col. W.H. Stewart of Crockett, 1892. Houston County.
TXGenWeb Project.
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