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James Watterson Showalter Full Name: James Watterson Showalter Date of birth: April 1848 Date of death: February 6, 1922 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 83 Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889 20th (1) (2)   Democrat Laredo / Webb   Duval, Hidalgo, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Encinal (1) "Made the race as a Democrat." Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. (2) 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).   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Colonel Watterson Showalter, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10/7/1903, p. 7. Quotes Showalter, "I lived at Laredo, Texas, where the yellow fever is now raging, for 25 years, practicing law and running a ranch . . . " Newspapers.com. Obituary, Watterson Showalter, The Lexington Herald (Lexington, Kentucky), 2/7/1922, p. 2. "He was a native Kentuckian, but spent several years of the early part of his life in Texas, where he practiced law." Father Benoni Showalter, widow the former Miss Virginia Keene, daughter Eleanora Showalter. Newspapers.com. Biographical sketch, W. Showalter, pp. 176-177. Native of Mason County, Kentucky, lawyer. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887. Other Resources Census of 1900 - Walterson Showalter, Scott County, Kentucky, age 52, born April 1848 in Kentucky, lawyer, widowed, living in household of father B.F. Showalter. Census of 1920 - Watterson Showalter, Scott County, Kentucky, age 71, farmer, wife Virginia, daughter Eleanor. James Watterson Showalter, born circa 1849, death date 2/6/1922 in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky. FamilySearch. 1900 1920 Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962. Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999 W. Showalter (1848-1922), burial in Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky. Find a Grave. Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 20th R.S. - 1887 Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1   Public Printing

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