William Franklin Sharp

Full Name: William Franklin Sharp
Date of birth: June 8, 1840
Date of death: October 8, 1913

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	51	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Davilla / Milam		Bell, Milam, Robertson
H	57	Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Davilla / Milam		Milam

(1) DAVILLA, TEXAS. "Davilla is on Farm Road 487 eighteen miles west of Cameron in western Milam County." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Bell County. House Journal.
(3) Davilla, Bell County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Wm. Franklin Sharp, Davilla. Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

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House District 51
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Davilla / Milam
Counties in district: Bell, Milam, Robertson

House District 57
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Davilla / Milam
Counties in district: Milam

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Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Dr. Wm. F. Sharp Succumbs," Rockdale Reporter and Messenger, 10/23/1913, p. 6, crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Dr. William Franklin Sharp, birth date 6/8/1840 in Frankfort, Kentucky; served in 18th and 20th Legislatures; "passed away at his home in Davilla" on 10/8/1913, "prominent medical practitioner in Milam County." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, W.F. Sharp of Davilla, p. 263. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Other Resources

W.F. Sharp, M.D., birth date 6/8/184_, death date 10/8/1913 in Davilla, Milam County, physician. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Dr. W.F. Sharp, birth date 6/8/1840, death date 10/8/1913, burial in Davilla Cemetery, Davilla, Milam County. Find a Grave.
SHARP, TEXAS, "named for William Franklin Sharp, a physician in nearby Davilla." Handbook of Texas Online.

Photographs

Photograph. W.F. Sharp, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Educational Affairs Internal Improvement Judiciary No. 2 Privileges and Elections Public Health and Vital Statistics (Chair) State Asylums
18th R.S. - 1883 Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements State Asylums (Chair) Texas Siftings Publication, Select

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