William R. Poag
Full Name: William R. PoagDate of death: November 1872
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 16 | May 9, 1864 - May 28, 1864 | 10th (1) | Carthage / Panola | Harrison, Panola | ||
H | 23 | Nov 9, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (2) (3) | Carthage / Panola | Panola | ||
H | 23 | Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th | Carthage / Panola | Panola |
(1) Poag probably did not attend Regular or 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Poag took the oath of office on 11/9/1857, p. 67. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 16
May 9, 1864 - May 28, 1864 Legislatures: 10th (1) Home City/County: Carthage / Panola Counties in district: Harrison, Panola |
House District 23
Nov 9, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 Legislatures: 7th (2) (3) Home City/County: Carthage / Panola Counties in district: Panola |
House District 23
Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 Legislatures: 6th Home City/County: Carthage / Panola Counties in district: Panola |
(1) Poag probably did not attend Regular or 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Poag took the oath of office on 11/9/1857, p. 67. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Other Resources
- Census of 1860 - Wm. R. Poag, Panola County, age 38, born circa 1822 in South Carolina, attorney at law.
Census of 1870 - W.R. Pogue, Marshall, Harrison County, age 38, born circa 1832 in South Carolina, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1860 1870 - William R. Poag, death date 1872, burial in Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
- Death notice, The Houston Telegraph, 11/18/1872, p. 10, crediting the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. "Col. Poag of [Marshal] died the other day." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Delegate to Secession Convention of Texas, 1861. Journal of the Secession Convention of Texas 1861. Edited from the original in the department of state by Ernest William Winkler, State Librarian. Texas Library and Historical Commission, the State Library. Austin: Austin Print. Co., 1912, pp. 20-22. Originally published serially in newspapers. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Committee Information top
7th R.S. - 1857
Education Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary Message of the Governor on Kansas Affairs Public Debt | ||
6th R.S. - 1855
Federal Relations Land Office Privileges and Elections (Chair) |
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