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 The Republic of Texas ( es, República de Tejas) was a sovereign state in North America that existed from March 2, 1836, to February 19, 1846, that bordered Mexico, the Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840 (another breakaway republic from Mex ...

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 District 1 of the Texas Senate is a senatorial district that serves all of Bowie, Camp, Cass, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Titus, Upshur, Wood and Smith counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The ...

from February 16, 1846 – December 13, 1847 *

from December 13, 1847 – November 5, 1849 *

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 Hou ...

from November 5, 1849 – November 3, 1851 *

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: ' ...

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 represented by Republican Cecil Bell Jr. since January 8, 2013, upon his initial election to the Texas Hou ...

from November 7, 1853 – November 2, 1857

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, William M. 1809 births 1859 deaths 19th-century American legislators Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas state senators