Howell Washington Runnels
Full Name: Howell Washington RunnelsDate of birth: March 31, 1823
Date of death: November 7, 1895
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | Nov 2, 1857 - Nov 7, 1859 | 7th (1) | Boston / Bowie | Bowie | ||
| H | 1 | Nov 21, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 | 6th (2) | Boston / Bowie | Bowie |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937. ↩
(2) Runnels sworn 11/21/1855, p. 77. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 7th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Boston / Bowie
- Counties in district:
- Bowie
- Legislatures:
- 6th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Boston / Bowie
- Counties in district:
- Bowie
Terms of service notes
(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937. ↩
(2) Runnels sworn 11/21/1855, p. 77. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- RUNNELS, HARDIN RICHARD (1820-1873). Relatives: Hiram G. Runnels: uncle; Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: nephews. Handbook of Texas Online.
- RUNNELS, HOWELL WASHINGTON (1823-1895). Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: brothers. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Runnels, Hiram George. "His nephew, Hardin R. Runnels, was the fifth governor of Texas." Relatives: Hiram G. Runnels: uncle; Hardin R. Runnels and Howell Runnels: nephews. NCpedia.
- Biographical sketch of Howell W. Runnels, Jr., Watlington Manuscript 1920. Mentions brother Hardin R. Runnels. Bowie County, TXGenWeb Project.
- Howell W. Runnels, birth date 3/31/1823, death date 11/7/1895, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Texarkana, Bowie County. Find a Grave.
- Historical markers in Bowie County. Martha Adams Runnels, wife of Howell W., acted as first lady of Texas during the term of her brother-in-law, Hardin R. Runnels. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Howell W. Runnels Home Martha Adams Runnels Site of the Home of Hardin R. Runnels
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