William Baxter Pendleton Gaines
Full Name: William Baxter Pendleton GainesDate of birth: September 17, 1808
Date of death: May 19, 1891
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 52 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Unknown / Brazoria | Brazoria |
Terms of Service top
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House District 52
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th Home City/County: Unknown / Brazoria Counties in district: Brazoria |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- GAINES, WILLIAM BAXTER PENDLETON (1808-1891). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Wm. Baxter Pendleton Gaines, pp. 417-420. Born 9/17/1808 in Abbeville, South Carolina. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.
Military Service Notes
- Texas Revolution, Texas Army. United States Army, Mexican War. Confederate States Army, elected Colonel of 2nd Regiment of 16th State Militia Brigade, 8/31/1861. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- William Baxter Pendleton "W.B.P." Gaines, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Includes military records and burial notice from Weekly Democratic Statesman, 5/28/1891. No grave marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, "Colonel W.B.P. Gaines," Evening Tribune (Galveston), 5/28/1891, p. 1, crediting Rosenberg Library. "In 1855-56 he represented Brazoria county in the Legislature." Death date 5/19/1891. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Committee Information top
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6th R.S. - 1855
Constitutional Amendments, Select Internal Improvements Land Titles West of Nueces River, Select Military Affairs Public Lands Roads, Bridges, and Ferries (Chair) Slaves and Slavery |
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