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	City/County	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

Resolutions and Journal entries

5th Legislature - Roll of Members, William Fields, age 44 (born circa 1809), native state North Carolina, emigrated from Tennessee in 1837, printer, postoffice Anahuac, Liberty County. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

FIELDS, WILLIAM (ca. 1810-1858). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, "Like Autumn Leaves They Fall," The Belton Independent, 9/25/1858, p. 2, crediting the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. " . . . from 1847 to 1853 was an active honest and useful representative in the Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Census of 1850 - William Fields, Liberty, Liberty County, age 40, born circa 1810 in North Carolina, printer, in household with Minerva Fields. FamilySearch.
William Fields included in biographical sketch of son William A. Fields, pp. 291-293. Relatives: William Fields (Liberty County) - father; William Abner Fields (Hill County). Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
William Fields included in biographical sketch of son Wm. A. Fields, pp. 97-98. Relatives: William Fields (Liberty County) - father; William Abner Fields (Hill County) - son. William Fields "came to Texas shortly after the admission of the State to the Union, and located in Liberty county. He taught school for a time and later represented his county in the Legislature . . . " Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Committee Information top

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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