Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	30	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Grapeland / Houston	Houston
H	13	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Grapeland / Houston	Houston
H	13	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Augusta / Houston	Houston

(1) W.F. Murchison, Augusta. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Grapeland, Houston County (22nd and 24th Legislatures). Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) W.F. Murchison, Augusta, Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) Augusta, Houston County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) 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).

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, William Filmore Murchison. Death date 9/3/1925. "William Filmore died September 3, 1925 at the age of 84 and 11 months. Sallie Spencer preceded him on May 24, 1923 at the age of 54 years and 5 months. William Filmore served three terms as State Representative from this district, his first term being in 1889." Grapeland Texas.
Biographical sketch, William F. Murchison, pp. 248-249. Born 9/16/1851 in Madison County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.

Other Resources

William Filmore Murchison, birth date 9/16/1851 in Madison, Tennessee, death date 9/3/1925, burial in Refuge Cemetery, Houston County, Texas. Deep Family Roots Family Tree; photo. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1880 - W. Filmore Murchiso [Murchison], Houston County, age 29, born circa 1851 in Tennessee, farmer, son of Mary Murchison.
Census of 1900 - Wm. F. Merchison [Murchison], Houston County, age 49, born September 1850 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Sally S., mother Mary.
Census of 1910 - Phil Murchison, Houston County, age 59, born circa 1851 in Tennessee, farm manager, wife Sallie.
Census of 1920 - William F. Murchison, Grapeland, Houston County, age 69, born circa 1851 in Tennessee, farmer, wife Sallie S.
Census of 1930 - W. Filmore Murchison, Grapeland, Houston County, age 79, born circa 1851 in Tennessee, widowed, enumeration date 4/10/1930. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920 1930
William Filmore Murchison (1850-1935), burial in Refuge Cemetery, Refuge, Houston County. Includes family photos. Death year 1935 on grave marker, death date 9/3/1925 in database and biographical sketch, Find a Grave.
William Filmore Murchison, Democrat, farmer, age 43 in 1895, born in Tennessee. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. W.F. Murchison, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.F. Murchison, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs Public Debt Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
22nd R.S. - 1891 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Public Debt Public Printing Revenue and Taxation
21st R.S. - 1889 Education Public Debt Revenue and Taxation State Affairs

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