William Meredith Blalock

Full Name: William Meredith Blalock
Date of birth: August 21, 1851
Date of death: October 14, 1906

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	9	Jan 10, 1905 - Oct 14, 1906	29th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison
H	9	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison
H	21	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Harrison

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House District 9
Jan 10, 1905 - Oct 14, 1906
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

House District 9
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

House District 21
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

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Resolutions and Journal entries

30th Legislature, R.S., 1/15/1907, p. 103. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, W.M. Blalock, pp. 85-86. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

William Meredith Blalock, birth date 8/21/1851, death date 10/14/1906, burial in Grange Hall Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Horace C. Blalock, Volume V, pp. 2173-2174. Relatives: William Meredith Blalock, father; Myron Geer Blalock, son. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Obituary, "Hon. W.M. Blalock: Representative in Legislature from Harrison County Is Dead," Palestine Daily Herald, 10/15/1906, p. 1. Death date 10/14/1906. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W.M. Blalock, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Blalock, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Blalock, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Game and Fisheries Labor Roads, Bridges and Ferries
28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Labor Public Health and Vital Statistics Roads, Bridges and Ferries
27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health and Vital Statistics Representative Districts State Penitentiaries

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