W.T. Potter

William Tecumseh Potter

Full Name: William Tecumseh Potter
Date of birth: June 9, 1864
Date of death: August 28, 1921

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 13 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Tyler / Smith   Gregg, Smith

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House District 13
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, Judge William Tecumseh Potter, Volume V, pp. 2392-2393. Birth date 6/9/1865 in Hamblen County, Tennessee. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.

Other Resources

  • William T. Potter, birth date 6/9/1864 in Tennessee; death date 8/28/1921 in Austin, Travis County; water engineer, Chairman of State Board of Water Engineers. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Wm. T. Potter (1865-1921), burial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Capitol Is Closed for Funeral of W.T. Potter," 8/30/1921, p. 3. Born 1864 in Morristown, Tennessee, death date 8/28/1921. Member of the 28th Legislature (1903) from Smith and Gregg counties. Galveston Daily News.
  • 28th Legislature (1903) - W.T. Potter, postoffice Tyler, nativity Tennessee, age 38 (born circa 1865), attorney, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.T. Potter, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903
Judiciary No. 2  
Penitentiaries  
Towns and City Corporations  

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