William Henry Parsons

Full Name: William Henry Parsons
Date of birth: April 23, 1826
Date of death: October 3, 1907

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	14	Feb 8, 1870 - Dec 4, 1871	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Radical Republican	Montgomery / Montgomery	Senate President Pro Tempore (12th)	Harris, Montgomery

(1) 12th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/5/1870, 1st C.S., due to the vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor and the absence of the President Pro Tem. Senate Journal.
(2) Parsons resigned 12/4/1871. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(4) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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Senate District 14
Feb 8, 1870 - Dec 4, 1871
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (12th)
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Montgomery / Montgomery
Counties in district: Harris, Montgomery

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Biographical Sketches

PARSONS, WILLIAM HENRY (1826-1907). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, pp. 106-107. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

2nd United States Dragoons, Mexican War, fought under Zachary Taylor. Confederate States Army, Colonel, 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Biographical sketch, pp. 25, 115. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.

Committee Information top

12th Adjourned - 1871 Immigration (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Nominations by the Governor (Chair) State Affairs (Chair)
12th R.S. - 1871 Immigration (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Nominations by the Governor (Chair) State Affairs (Chair)
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Arrested Senators, Select Consider House Message of Russell Impeachment, Select Immigration (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Nominations by the Governor (Chair) State Affairs (Chair)
12th Provisional - 1870 Federal Relations (Chair) Printing Rules and Regulations

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