William Crabb Pierson

Full Name: William Crabb Pierson
Date of birth: February 11, 1840
Date of death: January 23, 1922

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	6	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Radical Republican	Gilmer / Upshur		Smith, Upshur

(1) "Sources differ regarding W. C. Pierson’s political affiliation. The 1870 Texas Almanac listed his party as 'Radical'; his obituary listed him as a Democrat and commented that Pierson was '…one of the few…who served in the Texas Legislature during the days of reconstruction....'" Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 6
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district: Smith, Upshur

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Biographical Sketches

PIERSON, WILLIAM C. (1840-1922). Death date 1/30/1922. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Obituary, W.C. Pierson of Winnsboro, "Resident of State 75 Years Is Dead: W.C. Pierson Was Member of Legislature in Reconstruction Days," 1/25/1922, p. 16. Death date Monday, 1/23/1922. "One of the few Democrats who served in the Texas Legislature during the stormy days of reconstruction . . . He was an uncle of Judge William Pierson of the Supreme Court of Texas." Dallas Morning News.
William Crabb Pierson, death date 1/23/1922 in Dallas County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1903-2000.
William Crabb Pearson [Pierson], birth date 2/11/1840 in Alabama; death date 1/23/1922 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; residence in Winnsboro; retired merchant.. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
W.C. Pierson, birth date 2/11/1840, death date 1/23/1922, burial in Winnsboro City Cemetery, Winnsboro, Wood County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, W.C. Pierson of Winnsboro, "Former Member of State Legislature Dies in Dallas," Rains County Leader (Emory, Texas), 1/27/1922, p. 1, crediting Rains County Library. "Mr. Pierson was one of the few Democrats who served in the Texas Legislature during the days of reconstruction and while a member of the lower house following the close of the Civil War he suffered arrest rather than yield to 'carpet bagger' rule."
Obituary, "W.C. Pierson Dies in Dallas Monday," Winnsboro Weekly News, 1/27/1922, p. 1. crediting Mineola Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Rains County Leader Winnsboro Weekly News

Photographs

Photograph. W.C. Pierson, 12th Legislature, Austin History Center

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Democratic Members of the House of Representatives, 12th Legislature, April 18, 1871 (Austin History Center). Austin History Center.

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Education Federal Relations Private Land Claims
12th R.S. - 1871 Education Federal Relations
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Education Federal Relations

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