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William M. Williams (Texas Politician)
William M. Williams was a 19th-century Texan politician who served in the Texas House and Senate from 1846 to 1853 and from 1855 to 1857. Life Williams was born on March 28, 1809, to currently unknown parents in Pittsylvania, Virginia. He moved to the Republic of Texas on May 2, 1835, at the age of 26. He married Eliza Jane Emberson on September 20, 1839. They had three children together. Eliza died on August 27, 1856. Williams died on September 8, 1859, at the age of 50. Politics Office holdings *Texas Senate, District 1 from February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847 *Texas Senate, District 1 from December 13, 1847 – November 5, 1849 *Texas House of Representatives, District 5 from November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851 *Texas Senate, District 2 from November 3, 1851 – November 7, 1853 *Texas House of Representatives, District 3 District 3 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849-1851). The district has been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Ward
Matthias Ward (October 13, 1805 – October 5, 1861) was a lawyer and United States Senator from Texas. Early life Matthias Ward was born on October 13, 1805, in Elbert County, Georgia. Ward was raised in Madison County, Alabama. He attended an academy in Huntsville, Alabama, taught school and studied law. In 1836 he settled in Bowie, Texas, moving to Clarksville, Texas in 1845 and later to Jefferson, Texas. Career Ward served in the seventh and eighth congresses of the Republic of Texas and later in the state senate as a Democrat from 1849 to 1850. This was followed by unsuccessful campaigns for lieutenant governor in 1851 and United States Congress in 1855. In 1855, he ran with a proslavery and states-right campaign against Lemuel D. Evans. Upon J. Pinckney Henderson’s death in 1858, Ward was appointed to replace him in the United States Senate. He served from September 27, 1858, to December 5, 1859. He failed to secure the nomination to run for the seat in election the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Texas Legislature
The Third Texas Legislature met from November 5, 1849 to December 3, 1850 in its regular session and two called sessions. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1849. Sessions * 3rd Regular session: November 5, 1849 – February 11, 1850 * 3rd First called session: August 12, 1850 – September 6, 1850 * 3rd Second called session: November 18, 1850 – December 3, 1850 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : Charles G. Keenan Charles Gradison Keenan (1813–1870) was a politician and physician in early statehood Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives during the Third Texas Legislature. Keenan was born 28 February 1813 in Giles County, Tenn ..., Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Third Texas Legislature: House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century American Legislators
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 (Roman numerals, MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (Roman numerals, MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolitionism, abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The Industrial Revolution, First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Gunpowder empires, Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1859 Deaths
Events January–March * January 21 – José Mariano Salas (1797–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * January 24 ( O. S.) – Wallachia and Moldavia are united under Alexandru Ioan Cuza (Romania since 1866, final unification takes place on December 1, 1918; Transylvania and other regions are still missing at that time). * January 28 – The city of Olympia is incorporated in the Washington Territory of the United States of America. * February 2 – Miguel Miramón (1832–1867) becomes Conservative interim President of Mexico. * February 4 – German scholar Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovers the ''Codex Sinaiticus'', a 4th-century uncial manuscript of the Greek Bible, in Saint Catherine's Monastery on the foot of Mount Sinai, in the Khedivate of Egypt. * February 14 – Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. * February 12 – The Mekteb-i Mülkiye School is founded in the Ottoman Empire. * February 17 – French naval forces under Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1809 Births
Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the short story ''God's Dice'' * ''Eighteen'' (film), a 2005 Canadian dramatic feature film * 18 (British Board of Film Classification), a film rating in the United Kingdom, also used in Ireland by the Irish Film Classification Office * 18 (''Dragon Ball''), a character in the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise * "Eighteen", a 2006 episode of the animated television series ''12 oz. Mouse'' Music Albums * ''18'' (Moby album), 2002 * ''18'' (Nana Kitade album), 2005 * '' 18...'', 2009 debut album by G.E.M. Songs * "18" (5 Seconds of Summer song), from their 2014 eponymous debut album * "18" (One Direction song), from their 2014 studio album ''Four'' * "18", by Anarbor from their 2013 studio album '' Burnout'' * "I'm Eighteen", by Alice Cooper common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Texas Legislature
The Fifth Texas Legislature met from November 7, 1853, to February 13, 1854, in its regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1853. Sessions * 5th Regular session: November 7, 1853 – February 13, 1854 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: David Catchings Dickson, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': M. D. K. Taylor, Democrat, Regular session : Guy Morrison Bryan, Democrat, Regular session House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : Hardin Richard Runnels, Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Fifth Texas Legislature: House of Representatives Members of the House of Representatives for the Fifth Texas Legislature. There are 73 districts at this time, 16 of them just created this session: * John David German Adrian * Hamilton P. Bee * William H. Bourland, Democrat * George E. Burney * Horace Cone * David Catchings Dickson, Democrat * Benjamin C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas House Of Representatives, District 3 ...
District 3 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849-1851). The district has been represented by Republican Cecil Bell Jr. since January 8, 2013, upon his initial election to the Texas House. As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses southwestern, and portions of southeastern and south central, Montgomery County. Major cities in the district include all of Magnolia and Stagecoach, and a portion of Conroe. List of representatives References {{Texas state legislative districts 003 003, O03, 0O3, OO3 may refer to: *003, fictional British 00 Agent *003, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian ambulance service (until 1986) *1990 OO3, the asteroid 6131 Towen * OO3 gauge model railway *''O03 (O2)'' and other related ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Texas Legislature
The Fourth Texas Legislature met from November 3, 1851 to February 7, 1853 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1850. Sessions * 4th Regular session: November 3, 1851 – February 16, 1852 * 4th First called session: January 10–February 7, 1853 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: James Wilson Henderson, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson, Democrat, Regular session : Jesse Grimes, Democrat, Regular session, First called session * Senator Burleson died during the regular session on December 26, 1851. House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : David Catchings Dickson, Democrat Add to Representatives: Issac B. McFarland, Democrat, elected in 1851 from La Grange, Fayette County Sources: several obituaries, family history, list of One Hundredth Anniversary of the District Courts of Travis County, Texas Members Senate Membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Senate, District 2
District 2 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, and portions of Dallas county in the U.S. state of Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 .... The current Senator from District 2 is Bob Hall. Election history Election history of District 2 from 1992.Uncontested primary elections are not shown. Most recent elections 2022 2018 2014 2010 2006 Previous elections 2002 2000 1996 1994 1992 Federal and statewide results in District 2 District officeholders References {{Texas state legislative districts 02 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas House Of Representatives, District 5
District 5 is a district in the Texas House of Representatives. It was created in the 3rd legislature (1849-1851). The district has been represented by Republican Cole Hefner since January 10, 2017, upon his initial election to the Texas House. As a result of redistricting after the 2020 Federal census, from the 2022 elections the district encompasses all of Camp, Rains, Titus, Upshur, and Wood Counties, and the northern half of Smith County. Major cities in the district include Emory, Gilmer, Lindale, Mineola, Mount Pleasant, Pittsburg,and Quitman. The district includes the majority of Lake Fork Reservoir and a portion of Lake Tawakoni Lake Tawakoni ( ) is a reservoir located in Northeast Texas, about east of Dallas. It lies within three Texas counties, Hunt, Rains, and Van Zandt. It is used for water supply and recreation. It is under the Sabine River Authority of Texas and .... List of representatives References {{Texas state legislative districts 005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William George Washington Jowers
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Texas Legislature
The Second Texas Legislature met from December 13, 1847 to March 20, 1848 in regular session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1847. Sessions * 2nd Regular session: December 13, 1847 – March 20, 1848 Party summary Officers Senate ; Lieutenant Governor: John Alexander Greer, Democrat ; President ''pro tempore'': Edward Burleson, Democrat House of Representatives ; Speaker of the House : James Wilson Henderson, Democrat Members Senate Members of the Texas Senate for the Second Texas Legislature: * Bourland was a floating senator "conjointly" elected from Bowie, Red River, Fannin, and Lamar counties House of Representatives Members of the House of Representatives for the Second Texas Legislature: * James Armstrong * John D. Anderson * William H. Bourland, Democrat * Jacob De Cordova * Benjamin Holland Epperson * Samuel G. Haynie * James Wilson Henderson, Democrat * Charles G. Keenan, Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
