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William Morris Full Name: William Wright Morris Date of birth: 1805 Date of death: June 20, 1883 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 5 Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 13th   Democrat Henderson / Rusk   Panola, Rusk H 22 Jan 22, 1861 - Nov 4, 1861 8th (1)     Henderson / Rusk   Rusk (1) William Morris, sworn 1/22/1861, succeeded John N. McClarty, resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches William Wright Morris - date of death 6/20/1883. Interment in Old Henderson City Cemetery, Henderson, Rusk County, TX. Includes biographical sketch and headstone photos. Find a Grave. Other Resources MORRIS, WILLIAM WRIGHT (1805-1883). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. William Morris, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection. Photograph. William Morris, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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 Collection.. Committee Informationtop 13th R.S. - 1873 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Education   Finance (Chair)  Financial Condition of the State   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Redistricting   State Indebtedness to the International and Texas Pacific Railroad Companies   8th R.S. - 1859 Judiciary   Military Affairs

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