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William John Caven
Full Name: William John Caven
Other surnames:
Cavin
Date of birth: October 27, 1833
Date of death: July 25, 1907
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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15
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Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887
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19th
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Democrat
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Marshall / Harrison
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Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby
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15
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Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
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18th
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Democrat
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Marshall / Harrison
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Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby
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79
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Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
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17th
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(11)
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Democrat
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Marshall / Harrison
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Cherokee, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
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(1)
Home county, Harrison.
Texas House of Representatives: a Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(2)
Rusk County.
House Journal.
(3)
Marshall, Harrison County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4)
W.J. Cavin. Postoffice, Marshall.
Rules of Order of the House of Representatives of the Nineteenth Legislature, 1885.
(5)
L.P. Wilson represented the 14th district; W.J. Cavin represented the 15th district. 18th Legislature.
House Journal.
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William J. Caven represented the 15th district; Louis P. Wilson represented the 14th.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(8)
Roster shows Caven represented the 15th district; bio shows the 14th.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
(9)
Caven elected as floater, p. 1, 11/17/1880.
Galveston Daily News.
(10)
Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2.
Galveston Daily News.
(11)
Democrat.
Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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CAVEN, WILLIAM JOHN (1833-1907). "He continued to live in Marshall and represented the Fourteenth District in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth, and Nineteenth legislatures."
Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch.
Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch; Caven was affiliated with the Democratic party. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Dallas County, Texas, 1892, pp. 426-427, crediting Dallas Public Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, W.J. Caven, p. 252.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
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| Military Service Notes |
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Confederate States Army, Colonel. "Col. W.J. Caven . . . brave Confederate officer in the army of Tennessee."
Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Confederate States Army, Company A, 3rd Regiment, Texas Cavalry. Biographical sketch, pp. 282-284. Resolution in memory of William J. Caven presented to Sterling Price Camp No. 31, U.C.V.
Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
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| Other Resources |
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William J. Caven, birth date 10/27/1933, death date 7/25/1907, interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas.
Find a Grave.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
William Caven, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph.
William Caven, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
William Caven, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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