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William H. Pyle Full Name: William H. Pyle Date of birth: June 9, 1833 Date of death: February 9, 1891 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 20 Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 12th (4) (5) (6)   13th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Kaufman / Kaufman   Ellis, Hill, Kaufman, Navarro (1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (2) Democrat. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873. (3) 13th Legislature - Included in list of 15 Senate members that were conservative Democrats, p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999. (4) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (5) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Reports concerning the election contest between J.H. Lippard and W.H. Pyle. Committee on Elections recommends Pyle retain his seat, 2/21/1870, printed in journal 2/22/1870, pp. 34-36. Senate Journal. (6) 12th Legislature - party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, William H. Pyle, M.D., pp. 694-695. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889. Kaufman County, Dr. W.H. Pyle Death Notices and Biographical Sketch: Born either 6/9 or 7/9/1833, died 2/9/1891. TXGenWeb Project. Other Resources William H. Pyle, Kaufman, Kaufman County, born in Ohio, physician, age 37. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873. Photographs Photograph. William H. Pyle, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection. Photograph. Dr. W.H. Pyle, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.. Committee Informationtop 13th R.S. - 1873 Agriculture (Chair)  Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Federal Relations   Immigration   Internal Improvements   Penitentiary   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   12th Adjourned - 1871 Claims and Accounts   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Immigration   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   Superintendent of Education   12th R.S. - 1871 Claims and Accounts   Examine Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Immigration   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Claims and Accounts   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Immigration   Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection   Internal Improvements   12th Provisional - 1870 Printing

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