William Milling Johnston
Full Name: William Milling JohnstonDate of birth: September 16, 1836
Date of death: December 25, 1894
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 26 | Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) | Democrat | Centerville / Leon | Leon | |
| H | 26 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (3) | Democrat | Centerville / Leon | Leon |
Terms of service footnotes
(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. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 16th (3)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Centerville / Leon
- Counties in district:
- Leon
Terms of service notes
(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. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, William Milling Johnston, p. 259. Born 9/16/1839 in Melrose, Scotland. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company D, 26th Texas Cavalry, enlisted 10/8/1861. William Milling Johnston, death date 12/25/1894 in Leon County; widow Mrs. Mary E. Johnston, marriage date 11/29/1866 in Leon County. Pension File No. 15899, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, 26th Texas Cavalry. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
- W.M. Johnston, birth date 9/16/1836, death date 12/25/1894, burial in Centerville Cemetery, Centerville, Leon County. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, Capt. Wm. M. Johnston, Centerville, Leon County, The Galveston Daily News, 12/28/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Member of the 16th and 17th Legislatures. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- W.M. Johnston, birth date 9/16/1836, death date 12/25/1894, burial in Centerville Cemetery, Leon County. C.S.A., husband of Mary Ella Johnston, Company D, DeBray's Regiment. Leon County, TXGenWeb Project.
- Photograph. W.N. Johnston, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
House Committees
- Constitutional Amendments
- County Governments and County Finances (Chair)
- Judiciary No. 2
- Penitentiaries
- Roads, Bridges and Ferries
- Senatorial and Representative Districts
Joint Committees
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