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William Fields Full Name: William Fields Date of birth: 1810 Date of death: September 9, 1858 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 33 Nov 7, 1853 - Nov 5, 1855 5th (1) (2)     Anahuac / Liberty   Liberty H 2 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th     Unknown / Liberty   Liberty, Polk H 24 Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851 3rd (3)     Unknown / Liberty   Liberty, Polk H Liberty Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd (4)     Unknown / Liberty   Liberty, Polk, Tyler (1) CHAMBERS COUNTY. "Chambers County was formed in 1858 from Liberty and Jefferson counties, and organized the same year with Wallisville as its county seat." Handbook of Texas Online. (2) Anahuac [currently in Chambers county], Liberty County. House Journal. (3) 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). (4) Roster of members of the 2nd Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 12/15/1847, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches FIELDS, WILLIAM (ca. 1810-1858). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Wm. A. Fields, pp. 97-98. Born 2/11/1854 in Chambers County, Texas, parents William Fields and Minerva H. Mayes, married Fannie Edgar Andrews 6/29/1880. Relatives: William Fields (Liberty County) - father; William Abner Fields (Hill County) - son. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Committee Informationtop 5th R.S. - 1853 Finance (Chair)  Public Printing   Treasury Department, Select (Co-Chair)  4th R.S. - 1851 Claims and Accounts   Public Debt   Rules, Select (Chair)  State Affairs (Chair)  3rd R.S. - 1849 Division of the Supreme Court, Governor's Message   Finance (Chair)  Governor's Message, Select   Public Printing   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   2nd R.S. - 1847 Finance   Land Office   Printing (Chair)

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