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Wilburn Hill King Full Name: Wilburn Hill King Date of birth: June 10, 1839 Date of death: October 12, 1910 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 14 Jan 11, 1881 - Jul 22, 1881 17th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Hopkins H 14 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (4)   Democrat Sulphur Springs / Hopkins   Hopkins (1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (2) Seth W. Stewart, in special election 9/17/1881, succeeded Wilburn H. King, resigned 7/22/1881. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. (4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Wilburn King, birth date 6/10/1839, death date 10/12/1910 on headstone, portrait, biographical sketch, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County. Find a Grave. KING, WILBURN HILL (1839-1910). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Wilburn Hill King, Adjutant-General, pp. 26-28. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Portrait and biographical sketches. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Biographical sketch, pp. 255-256. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879. Biographical sketch, pp. 234-235. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883. Military Service Notes Personal reminiscences as well as an account of King's brother about his service to the Confederacy. Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King, 1996. 3rd Missouri State Guard Infantry, Captain. Confederate States Army, Colonel, Company B, 18th Texas Infantry; promoted to Brigadier General, 4/16/1864. Handbook of Texas Online. Wilburn Hill King, birth date 6/10/1839, death date 12/12/1910 in biographical sketch and 10/12/1910 on headstone. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002. Biographical sketch and portrait, King, William [Wilburn] H., pp. 9, 21, 85, Plate No. 16. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965. Other Resources Inscription on General W.H. King monument, Sulphur Springs County Courthouse; text of eulogy by Major L.T. Wheeler, pp. 110-112, Autobiography of Wilburn Hill King, 1996. "The Texas Ranger Service and History of the Rangers, With Observations on Their Value as a Police Protection," by General W.H. King, Volume II, pp. 329-367. A Comprehensive History of Texas, 1685 to 1897. Portrait and discussion of King's service as adjutant general, pp. 223-252. Lone Star Justice: the First Century of the Texas Rangers, 2002. Obituary, 10/13/1910, p. 5, Fort Worth Record. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Photographs Photograph. W.H. King, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 17th R.S. - 1881 Finance   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Revenue and Taxation   16th R.S. - 1879 Assessment and Collection of Taxes   Federal Relations   Finance   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Penal Code, Select   Penitentiary   Reduction of Expenses in Departments, Select

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