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William Sheriff
Full Name: William Sheriff
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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Terms of Service top
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Feb 12, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
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12th
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Radical Republican
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Richmond / Fort Bend
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Austin, Fort Bend, Wharton
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Sheriff qualified and took the oath of office on 2/12/1870, pp. 15-16.
House Journal.
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Party affiliation, Radical.
Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Minority report from the Committee on Lawlessness and Violence includes letter from Judge William Sheriff regarding the murder of his son-in-law Wheelock H. Upton," 8/6/1868, pp. 674-677.
Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A.D., 1868, 1870.
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