Louis P. Wilson

Full Name: Louis P. Wilson
Date of birth: April 3, 1851
Date of death: October 5, 1926

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	8	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison, Marion
H	8	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison, Marion
H	21	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison
H	14	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison
H	15	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby
H	14	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) District 14 - L.P. Wilson, District 15 - W.J. Cavin. House Journal.
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(6) Roster shows Wilson represented the 14th district; bio shows the 15th. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

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House District 8
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison, Marion

House District 8
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison, Marion

House District 21
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

House District 14
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

House District 15
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby

House District 14
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/8/1926, p. 1388. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, Louis P. Wilson, pp. 324-326. Born 4/3/1851 in Marshall. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, Louis P. Wilson, pp. 252-253. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

Judge L.P. Wilson, birth date 4/3/1851 in Marshall; death date 10/5/1926 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Louis P. Wilson, birth date 4/3/1851, death date 10/5/1926, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Includes reprint of obituary in Dallas Morning News, 10/6/1926. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "L.P. Wilson Rites in Marshall Today," 10/6/1926, p. 9. Fort Worth Record-Telegram.
Obituary, L.P. Wilson, 10/6/1926, p. 3. Lewis Wilson. "He was a member of the legislature from Harrison County for several years and was instrumental in having the Separate Coach Law, now known as the Jim Crow Law and Fellow Servants bill passed in the legislature." Marshall News Messenger.
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. L.P. Wilson, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Judicial Districts Labor Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections
31st R.S. - 1909 Judicial Districts Labor Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Stephen F. Austin Remains
30th R.S. - 1907 Common Carriers Forestry Judicial Districts Labor Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure State Asylums
23rd R.S. - 1893 Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Public Printing State Asylums
22nd R.S. - 1891 Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Military Affairs Printing of Daily Senate and House Journals Public Printing
21st R.S. - 1889 Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing (Chair)
18th R.S. - 1883 Insurance and Statistics Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Penitentiaries

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