Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	6	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 9, 1883	16th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 17th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Franklin, Hopkins, Red River, Titus
H	8	Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876	14th	Democrat	Clarksville / Red River		Red River, Titus

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(3) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(4) 16th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of newly elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/14/1879, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(5) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. William Jesse Swain, pp. 403-404. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
SWAIN, WILLIAM JESSE (1839-1904). Birth date 2/19/1839. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, pp. 68-69. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Biographical sketch, pp. 240-241. Born in 1839. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Biographical sketch, p. 232. Born in 1839. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Swain, William Jesse. Birth date 2/19/1840 on headstone. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, First Lieutenant, Company F, Whifield's Legion. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Reports from the San Antonio Herald and the progressive Paris Progress on the status of the democratic party, p. 3, 2/12/1880. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.J. Swain, 17th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.J. Swain, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Commerce and Manufactures Counties and County Boundaries General Land Office Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Penitentiaries (Chair) Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on (Co-Chair) Senatorial and Representative Districts Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
16th R.S. - 1879 Federal Relations Finance General Land Office Governor's Message, Election of County Officers in Harrison and Smith Counties Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on (Co-Chair) Penitentiary (Chair) Public Lands Revision of Code Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments
14th R.S. - 1874 Internal Improvements Judges M. Walker and Wesley Ogden, Supreme Court Judiciary No. 1 Printing and Contingent Expenses Private Land Claims Privileges and Elections (Chair) Removal of Judge J.J. Thornton, 24th Judicial District

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