Washington Lafayette Denman
Full Name: Washington Lafayette Denman
Date of birth: November 23, 1830
Date of death: December 18, 1891
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
H
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6
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
(1)
(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.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
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.
Military Service Notes
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.
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
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
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