Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	22	Jan 13, 1874 - Jul 8, 1874	14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Whitesboro / Grayson		Archer, Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Grayson, Hardeman, Knox, Montague, Wichita, Wilbarger
H	22	Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874	13th	Democrat	Whitesboro / Grayson		Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young

(1) "Second Dispatch," 7/9/1874, p. 1, dateline Austin, 7/8/1874. "State Senator Trollinger, of Grayson, having resigned, an election will be held in that district to fill the vacancy simultaneously with that for Congressman." Galveston Daily News.
(2) N.S. Craven, sworn 1/25/1875, succeeded William H. Trolinger, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

TROLINGER, WILLIAM HENRY (1827-1895). Also served as representative in the Missouri General Assembly. Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituaries, Hon./Dr. W.H. Trolinger, "Died at Whitesboro," The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Texas), 10/30/1895, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "A Good Man Gone," The Sunday Gazetteer (Denison, Texas), 11/3/1895, p. 4, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Denison Gainesville
Biographical sketch and resignation, William Henry Trolinger, p. 197. Born 8/11/1827 in Pulaski County, Virginia; physician - received medical training in Henry County, Missouri; died at his home in Whitesboro 10/28/1895. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Missouri State Guard, Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

W.H. Trolinger, birth date 8/11/1827, death date 10/28/1895, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Grayson County. Includes biographical note, "He was a state representative in Missouri until the Civil War, then was a member of the 13th and 14th Texas Legislature." Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, 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.
14th 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

14th R.S. - 1874 Agriculture Indian Affairs and Frontier Protection Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries Sanitary Legislation
13th R.S. - 1873 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Education Internal Improvements Penitentiary State Affairs

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