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

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	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.

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House District 62
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861
Legislatures: 8th
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 40
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd ⁽¹⁾
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe

House District Gonzales
Feb 15, 1848 - Nov 5, 1849
Legislatures: 2nd ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: DeWitt, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lavaca

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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.
Biographical sketch, Judge William H. Stewart, pp. 363-364. "In 1844 he came to Texas and commenced practicing law at Gonzales. In 1847 he was elected mayor of Gonzales. He also served three terms in the legislature from that county." The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
STEWART, WILLIAM HENRY (1818-1903). Handbook of Texas Online.
Judge William H. Stewart, mentioned in biographical sketch of son Minor Stewart, Volume 1, p. 329. "His father, Judge William H. Stewart, came to Texas from Maryland about 1844, and settled at Gonzales, but, after a few years, came to Galveston, and, during the 70's was a member of the Texas State Legislature, and was District Judge from 1876 to 1913, and was known throughout the State during his time as one of the leading attorneys of the Lone Star State, and was a man of sterling qualities, loved by those who knew him, esteemed by all who had the honor of his acquaintance, and was ever ready to contribute his material aid and time toward the upbuilding of his city and State." The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.

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.
Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.

Photographs

Photograph. William Henry Stewart, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Committee Information top

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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