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Washington Lafayette Denman
Full Name: Washington Lafayette Denman
Date of birth: November 23, 1830
Date of death: December 18, 1891
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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6
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
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(2)
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Democrat
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Homer / Angelina
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Angelina, Nacogdoches
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H
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6
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Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
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15th
(3)
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Democrat
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Homer / Angelina
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Angelina, Nacogdoches
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H
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3
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Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
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14th
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Democrat
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Homer / Angelina
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Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Trinity
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(1)
Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3)
Mentioned in "The news from Austin . . . Resignations of Representative Barziza and four others accepted after critical debate . . . Hunter restored to his seat . . . Other resignations not improbable," Thursday, 8/3/1876, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
DENMAN, WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE (1830-1891).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary and death notice, Colonel W.L. Denman, The Galveston Daily News, 12/22/1891, p. 1, col. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 12/18/1891 in Lufkin, Angelina County; Denman was "at different times a member of the state legislature."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, pp. 64-65. Age 45.
Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
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Military Service Notes |
Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company E, Anderson's Regiment of Texas Cavalry.
Handbook of Texas Online.
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Other Resources |
Washington Lafeyette Denman (abt. 1831-1891), Comment, Colonel Washington Lafayette Denman includes service in Legislature, account of death. Abram Family Tree.
Ancestry.com.
W.L. Denman, death date 12/18/1891, inscription: aged 61 years, 25 days, burial in Walker Cemetery, Redland, Angelina County.
Find a Grave.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
W.N. Denman, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph.
W.L. Denman, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.L. Denman, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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