William Nelson Linton

Full Name: William Nelson Linton
Date of birth: November 29, 1830
Date of death: May 21, 1898

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	32	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Greenback	Montgomery / Montgomery		Montgomery
H	32	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th	Greenback	Montgomery / Montgomery		Montgomery

(1) "Linton, greenbacker, for local representative, is elected by near 100 majority," p. 1, 11/6/1880. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Greenbacker, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Greenbacker. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 32
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Greenback
Home City/County: Montgomery / Montgomery
Counties in district: Montgomery

House District 32
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th
Party: Greenback
Home City/County: Montgomery / Montgomery
Counties in district: Montgomery

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Biographical Sketches

Obituary and death notices, Houston Daily Post, Dallas Morning News, and Brownsville Herald. Death date 5/21/1898. Relatives: William Nelson Linton - father-in-law; Robert Byron Rentfro - son-in-law. Donated Material.
Biographical sketch, William Nelson Linton, p. 260. Born 11/29/1830 in Pickens, Alabama. Elected to the 16th Legislature as a Greenbacker. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Photographs

Photograph. W.N. Linton, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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17th R.S. - 1881 Military Affairs (Chair) Privileges and Elections Revenue and Taxation
16th R.S. - 1879 Commerce and Manufactures Private Land Claims State Asylums

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