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William Henry Crain Full Name: William Henry Crain Date of birth: November 25, 1848 Date of death: February 10, 1896 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 28 Apr 18, 1876 - Aug 20, 1877 15th (1) (2)   Democrat Indianola / Calhoun   Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson (1) Ellsberry R. Lane, sworn in 16th Legislature, succeeded William H. Crain, resigned 8/20/1877. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 15th Legislature - All Senators except District 7 listed in roll call as Senators elect, oath of office administered, 4/18/1876, p. 1; Drawing of Senatorial Terms, 4/27/1876, p. 98, drew "short term" (two years). Senate Journal. April 18, 1876 April 27, 1876   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch in "State Senators Elect: Personal Sketches Completed - Seventeen Lawyers, Seven Grangers, Two Doctors, One Editor and Four Colored Politicians - the Political Structure of the New Senate of Texas," 3/3/1876, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. CRAIN, WILLIAM HENRY (1848-1896). Handbook of Texas Online. Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Crain, pp. 55-56. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Biographical sketch, William H. Crain, pp. 137-138. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889. Biographical sketch, William H. Crain, Representative, Seventh Congressional District, p. 177. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892. Biographical sketch, pp. 47-49. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876. Other Resources Report of interview with Senator Crain, a young progressive democrat, on the state of the democratic party, p. 3, 2/12/1880. Galveston Daily News. CRAIN, William Henry (1848-1896). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. Photographs Photograph. W.H. Crain, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 15th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate Sergeant-at-arms office, west wall. 2E.10A). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 15th R.S. - 1876 Constitutional Amendments   Engrossed Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2   Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Claims and Accounts   Public Printing   Retrenchment and Reform   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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