William F. Baldwin

Full Name: William F. Baldwin
Date of birth: June 11, 1816
Date of death: February 21, 1870

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 15 Nov 7, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 7th (1) (2) (3)     Marshall / Harrison   Harrison

(1) Burks of Red River, Baldwin of Harrison, and Ward of Cass and Titus took the oath of office on 11/7/1857, p. 57. House Journal.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Election of L.T. Wigfall for State Senator and Eli T. Craig, William F. Baldwin, and lawyer Pendleton Murrah, for House of Representatives in election of August, 1857 - "the state legislative races were decided in favor of the Democrats . . .," p. 169. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.

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House District 15
Nov 7, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859
Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) (3)  
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

(1) Burks of Red River, Baldwin of Harrison, and Ward of Cass and Titus took the oath of office on 11/7/1857, p. 57. House Journal.
(2) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) Election of L.T. Wigfall for State Senator and Eli T. Craig, William F. Baldwin, and lawyer Pendleton Murrah, for House of Representatives in election of August, 1857 - "the state legislative races were decided in favor of the Democrats . . .," p. 169. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.

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Other Resources

  • Census of 1850 - W.F. Baldwin, age 33, born circa 1817 in Alabama, farm and doctor.
    Census of 1860 - Wm. F. Baldwin, Harrison County, age 42, born circa 1818 in Alabama, doctor. FamilySearch. 1850 1860
  • William F. Baldwin M.D., birth date 6/11/1816, death date 2/21/1870, burial in Andrews Cemetery, Karnack, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of son, Dr. Benjamin Baldwin, p. 270. "He was graduated in 1870, and before the commencement exercises were finished, he was called home on account of the death of his father . . ." Crediting private collection of T.B. Willis. The Medicine Man in Texas, 1930.
  • Dr. William F. Baldwin, plantation owner and physician in Harrison County in 1860, p. 100. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.

Committee Information top

7th R.S. - 1857
Education  
Internal Improvements  
Penitentiary  
Physicians, To Enquire Into Expediency of Establishing a Medical Board  
Public Buildings  
Public Debt  
State Affairs  

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