Henry William Witcher

Full Name: Henry William Witcher
Date of birth: September 28, 1868
Date of death: December 2, 1941

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	35	Jul 31, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Sherman / Grayson		Grayson

(1) Henry W. Witcher, sworn 7/31/1911, succeeded J.R. Elliott, resigned 3/13/1911. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 35
Jul 31, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

(1) Henry W. Witcher, sworn 7/31/1911, succeeded J.R. Elliott, resigned 3/13/1911. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, James C. Witcher, p. 913; mentions son Henry W. Witcher. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.

Other Resources

Henry William Witcher, birth date 9/28/1868 in Callaway, Missouri; death date 12/2/1941 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. Witcher Surname Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Obituary, "Henry W. Witcher, Retired Druggist, Legislator, Passes," 12/3/1941. Died Tuesday, 12/2/1941, at age 73. Son of J.C. Witcher and Fannie Gilbert Witcher. Relatives: J.C. Witcher, father; Henry W. Witcher, son. Dallas Morning News.
Henry W. Witcher, birth date 9/28/1868 in Calloway County, Missouri; death date 12/2/1941 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; retired druggist and banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Henry W. Witcher, birth date 9/28/1868, death date 12/2/1941, burial in Bells North Cemetery, Bells, Grayson County. Includes reprint of funeral notice from Tioga Herald, Grayson County, 12/11/1941, noting Witcher was "former member of the Texas Legislature." Find a Grave.
Descendants of William Witcher, James Coleman Witcher and son Henry W. Witcher. Genealogy.com, 2004.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

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