William James Townsend, Sr.
Full Name: William James Townsend, Sr.Other surnames: Towsend
Date of birth: February 27, 1850
Date of death: January 18, 1916
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 31 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Lufkin / Angelina | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston | |
| H | 31 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Lufkin / Angelina | Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston |
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House District 31
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston |
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House District 31
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Houston |
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Other Resources
- W.J. Townsend, Sr., birth date 2/27/1850, death date 1/18/1916, burial in Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County. Find a Grave.
- "Imboden Says No: He Will Not Run for Congress on His Hog Law Record," 10/7/1893, p. 5. Mentions Representative Townsend of Angelina as "legitimate parent" of law making theft of a hog a felony. Galveston Daily News.
- William J. Townsend. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Death notices, Judge W.J. Townsend, Sr., "Lufkin Jurist Passes Away" and "Judge Townsend Dead," Palestine Daily Herald, 1/19/1916, pp. 1, 5, crediting Palestine Public Library. "He represented this county in the legislature in 1890," son Senator W.J. Townsend, Jr. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 1/19/1916, p. 1 1/19/1916, p. 5
- Obituary, "Judge W.J. Townsend Sr. Died at Home in Lufkin," The Houston Post, 1/19/1916, p. 3. Born 2/27/1850, "moved to Angelina county while a young man." Relatives: W.J. Townsend, Sr. - father; W.J. Townsend, Jr., state senator from Jacksonville - son. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- William James and Davila (Gilliand) Townsend, parents of William James Townsend, Jr., of Lufkin, "Scrappy Little Man Is W.J. Townsend Jr.," The Daily Express (San Antonio, Texas), 2/19/1911, p. 39, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. W.J. Towsend, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.J. Townsend, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. W.J. Townsend, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east 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.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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