William Kercheval Homan

Full Name: William Kercheval Homan
Date of birth: August 14, 1847
Date of death: April 12, 1908

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Greenback	Caldwell / Burleson		Austin, Burleson, Washington
S	20	Jan 14, 1879 - Jul 9, 1879	16th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾	Greenback	Caldwell / Burleson		Austin, Burleson, Washington

(1) Republican, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Independent Greenbacker. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3) 17th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/11/1881, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) "The returns from Austin county, as far as heard from, show the following ahead: for . . . legislature — Cochrane, dem.; senate, Homan, rep." 11/8/1878, p. 2 Galveston Daily News.
(5) Republican, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(6) William K. Homan resigned 7/9/1879, and succeeded himself in special election 2/17/1880. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7) 16th Legislature, 1st C.S. - William K. Homan resigned to assume duties of U.S. district attorney for the eastern district of Texas, 7/9/1879, pp. 349-350. Includes resolution and honors for Senator Homan on his resignation. Senate Journal.
(8) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(9) Independent Greenbacker. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

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Senate District 20
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Greenback
Home City/County: Caldwell / Burleson
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Washington

Senate District 20
Jan 14, 1879 - Jul 9, 1879
Legislatures: 16th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾
Party: Greenback
Home City/County: Caldwell / Burleson
Counties in district: Austin, Burleson, Washington

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Biographical Sketches

HOMAN, WILLIAM KERCHEVAL (1847-1908). "In 1878 he was elected to represent District Twenty, comprising Burleson, Washington, and Brazos counties, in the Senate of the Sixteenth Texas Legislature, 1879–80. After one session he tendered his resignation, but it was never acted upon. He was reelected to the Seventeenth Legislature . . . " Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, Judge William K. Homan, The Western Light (Snyder, Texas), 4/17/1908, pp. 1, 3. Served in Texas Senate in 1878 and 1880. Death date 4/12/1908 in Colorado County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, William Kercheval Homan, p. 245. Born 8/14/1847 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Photographs

Photograph. W.K. Homan, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments Enrolled Bills Finance General Land Office Insurance, Statistics and History of Texas Judiciary No. 2 Places of Business and Suitable Buildings for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Commissioners of Appeals Public Claims and Accounts Public Debt Public Printing Quarters for State Departments, Select (Co-Chair) Revision of Rules (Chair) State Indebtedness
16th R.S. - 1879 Commerce and Manufactures Finance Governor's Message, Election of County Officers in Harrison and Smith Counties Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Land Frauds Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Public Printing Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries Retrenchment and Reform Revision of Code

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