Richard Williams
Full Name: Richard WilliamsDate of birth: 1822
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (1) (2) (3) | Republican | Huntsville / Walker | Grimes, Madison, Walker | |
| H | 15 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 | 12th (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) | Radical Republican | Huntsville / Walker | Grimes, Madison, Walker |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873. ↩
(2) Richard Williams absent for oath of office on first day, 1/14/1873; listed in floor votes 1/15/1873, 1/22/1873 forward; appointed on committees, 1/16/1873, p. 16; granted leave of absence for 3 days, 2/1/1873, p. 135. House Journal. February 1, 1873 ↩ January 14, 1873 ↩ January 15, 1873 ↩ January 16, 1873 ↩ January 22, 1873 ↩
(3) Richard Williams and James Washington won seats in contested election and did not take seats until February 1873 (along with Henry Phelps, late because of illness), p. 41. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
(4) Richard Williams, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(5) Term and oath information, p. 56, and footnote 28, p. 76. "Richard Williams and David Medlock are generally omitted from published lists, but both were elected and seated, although Medlock appears not to have served his full term." Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times, 1981. ↩
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
(8) Radical Republican Association, established 6/4/1870, p. 26. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
Terms of Service
Terms of service notes
(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873. ↩
(2) Richard Williams absent for oath of office on first day, 1/14/1873; listed in floor votes 1/15/1873, 1/22/1873 forward; appointed on committees, 1/16/1873, p. 16; granted leave of absence for 3 days, 2/1/1873, p. 135. House Journal. February 1, 1873 ↩ January 14, 1873 ↩ January 15, 1873 ↩ January 16, 1873 ↩ January 22, 1873 ↩
(3) Richard Williams and James Washington won seats in contested election and did not take seats until February 1873 (along with Henry Phelps, late because of illness), p. 41. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
(4) Richard Williams, oaths of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 2/8/1870 and 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920. ↩
(5) Term and oath information, p. 56, and footnote 28, p. 76. "Richard Williams and David Medlock are generally omitted from published lists, but both were elected and seated, although Medlock appears not to have served his full term." Black Leaders: Texans for Their Times, 1981. ↩
(6) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal. ↩
(7) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. ↩
(8) Radical Republican Association, established 6/4/1870, p. 26. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016. ↩
Biographical Information
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. SB 667 SCR 13
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy. SB 667 SCR 13
- Biographical information in Alwyn Barr, "Black Legislators of Reconstruction Texas," Volume 32, Number 4, December 1986, pp. 340-352. Civil War History.
- Portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- WILLIAMS, RICHARD (ca. 1822-?). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, p. 22. Birth year 1823, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- Mentioned pp. 147-154. From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
- Portrait, biographical information, and discussion of the Republican legislative agenda, pp. 134-137. From Slave to Statesman, 1993.
- Mentioned in Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants, 1970.
- Photograph. Richard Williams, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. Richard Williams, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Richard Williams, State Preservation Board
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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