William McDonald Ross
Full Name: William McDonald RossDate of birth: November 11, 1814
Date of death: August 26, 1872
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Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 22 | Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 | 8th | Mount Enterprise / Rusk | Rusk | ||
H | 22 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) (2) | Mount Enterprise / Rusk | Rusk |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 22
Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 Legislatures: 8th Home City/County: Mount Enterprise / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
House District 22
Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (1) (2) Home City/County: Mount Enterprise / Rusk Counties in district: Rusk |
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937.
(2) Democrat. Roster of 7th Legislature, "Texas Legislature Complete for 1857-8," Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Biographical Sketches
- ROSS, WILLIAM MCDONALD (1814-1872). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch and portrait. Birth date 11/14/1814 in Hickman County, Tennessee. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860.
Photographs
- Photograph. William Ross, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature
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