William Hugh Graham

Full Name: William Hugh Graham
Date of birth: February 14, 1839
Date of death: September 10, 1919

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	59	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Mance / Henderson		Henderson, Navarro
H	59	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Mance / Henderson		Henderson, Navarro

(1) Mance post office closed in 1905. Handbook of Texas Online.

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House District 59
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mance / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson, Navarro

House District 59
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mance / Henderson
Counties in district: Henderson, Navarro

(1) Mance post office closed in 1905. Handbook of Texas Online.

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, p. 149, William H. Gresham, birth date 2/24/1839. Index pp. 4 and 6, asterisk notes name should be Graham instead of Gresham as over sketch. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Company K, 18th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, William Hugh Graham, birth date 2/14/1839, death date 9/10/1919, burial in Cottonwood Cemetery, Eustace, Henderson County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Cottonwood Cemetery (also known as Graham Cemetery), William Hugh Graham Family Group Sheet. Wm. H. Graham - CSA 18th Texas Cavalry; served in the 25th and 26th State Legislature; Mason. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project. Cottonwood Cemetery William Hugh Graham Family Group Sheet
Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Graham, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.G. Graham, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 Agricultural Affairs Penitentiaries Public Debt Stock and Stock Raising
25th R.S. - 1897 Absence of Certain Members, Investigate, Special Agricultural Affairs Penitentiaries Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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