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Meredith W. Henry
Full Name: Meredith Walton Henry
Date of birth: January 26, 1831
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
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H 60 Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2)   Unaffiliated Waelder / Gonzales   Gonzales
(1) Bio states Henry was "elected to the present House as an Independent-Greenback-Democrat." Roster lists party as Independent. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
(2) Greenbacker, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
 
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  • Biography, Meredith Walton Henry, p. 268. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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