William Veale

William Veale

Full Name: William Veale
Other surnames: Veal
Date of birth: June 14, 1833
Date of death: November 3, 1899

Terms of Service top

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

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House District 23
Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
Legislatures: 13th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palo Pinto / Palo Pinto
Counties in district: Bosque, Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Hood, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • William Veale, birth date 6/14/1833, death date 11/3/1899, burial in Palo Pinto Cemetery, Palo Pinto County with spouse Maria L. Veale. Includes photos, biographical sketch, and reprint of death notice in the Dallas Morning News, 6/11/1899. Find a Grave.
  • VEALE, WILLIAM (1833-1899). Also spelled Veal. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

  • Death notice, Capt. Wm. Veale, 11/6/1899, p. 5. Death date 11/3/1899. "He represented Parker and Johnson counties in the state legislature in 1873." Dallas Morning News.
  • William Veale, Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto County, born in Tennessee, lawyer, age 40. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
  • William Veal. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

  • Photograph. William Veale, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
  • Photograph. William Veal, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

13th R.S. - 1873
Agriculture and Stock Raising  
Federal Relations  
Indian Affairs (Chair) 
Judiciary No. 2  
Payment of Treasury Warrants  
Redistricting  

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