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William Henry Stewart Full Name: William Henry Stewart Date of birth: May 8, 1818 Date of death: March 26, 1903 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 62 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Gonzales / Gonzales   Gonzales H 40 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (1)     Gonzales / Gonzales   Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe H Gonzales Feb 15, 1848 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (2) (3)     Gonzales / Gonzales   DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca (1) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). (2) Stewart sworn 2/15/1848, p. 670. House Journal. (3) William H. Stewart, sworn 2/5/1848, succeeded John D. Anderson, resigned 1/20/1848. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 28th Legislature, 3/26/1903, p. 1015. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches William H. Stewart and Maco Stewart, Jr. mentioned in biographical sketch of Maco Stewart, Sr., Volume IV, p. 230. Relatives: William H. Stewart - grandfather; Maco Stewart, Jr. - grandson. Relatives: William H. Stewart - great-grandfather; Maco Stewart III - great-grandson. East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940. STEWART, WILLIAM HENRY (1818-1903). Handbook of Texas Online. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Major, Quartermaster Corps. Handbook of Texas Online. "For sixty-three years he has been a prominent and beloved Texan; in early days a defender of the Republic, and later of the Confederacy . . . " 28th Legislature, 3/26/1903, p. 1015. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Photographs Photograph. William Henry Stewart, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Committee Informationtop 8th R.S. - 1859 Cameron and Hidalgo Counties, Reward for Arrest of Certain Persons   Finance (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary   3rd R.S. - 1849 Apportionment, Special   Governor's Message, Select   Judiciary   Public Debt   Public Printing   Purchase of Northwestern Territory, Governor's Message   Santa Fe, Prepare Remonstrance and Protest Against the Further Continuance of a Military Government in   State Affairs   2nd R.S. - 1847 Judiciary   Public Lands   State Affairs

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