(1) In 1855, Know-Nothing "contenders for the Texas House of Representatives, Nathan Smith, A.D. Burress, and William A. Tarleton, were all victorious by wide margins over their Democratic opponents," p. 168. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
(2) Included "[a]mong 1855 legislators that this writer has positively identified as Know Nothings." The party was active in Texas at the state level between 1855 and 1857. "An Analysis of the Texas Know Nothings," Vol. 70, No. 3, pp. 414, 416-417. Southwestern Historical Quarterly.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

TARLETON, WILLIAM A. (1826-1864). Also listed as Tarlton. Handbook of Texas Online.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, private, Texas Lancers (Cavalry). W.A. Tarleton, enlisted 5/10/1962 at Marshall. Texas, U.S., Muster Roll Index Cards, 1838-1900. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

W.A. Tarlton, teacher at Republican Academy in Marshall in 1849, p. 107; William A. Tarleton elected to House, p. 168. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.

Committee Information top

6th R.S. - 1855
Claims and Accounts
Education
Internal Improvements
Privileges and Elections
Roads, Bridges, and Ferries
Slaves and Slavery
Surveying Public Lands, Select

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