Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	23	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Cleburne / Johnson		Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Willis Scott Bledsoe, birth date 2/5/1837, death date 2/14/1877, biographical sketch, portrait, grave marker photo, burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Johnson County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

"William Harrison Bledsoe and the Founding of Texas Tech University, " Vol. 78, 2002, pp. 38-53. Relatives: Willis Scott Bledsoe - father; William Harrison Bledsoe - son. West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, 1925.

Photographs

Photograph. W.S. Bledsoe, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.S. Bledsoe, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.

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.
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 Information top

13th R.S. - 1873
Indian Affairs
Judiciary No. 2
Privileges and Elections
Public Buildings and Grounds
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Select
Towns and City Corporations

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