William Lawrence Schlesinger

Full Name: William Lawrence Schlesinger
Date of birth: May 18, 1887
Date of death: September 3, 1935

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 85 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar

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House District 85
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Antonio / Bexar
Counties in district: Bexar

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Other Resources

  • William Lawrence Schlesinger, birth date 5/18/1887 in Columbus, Texas; death date 9/3/1935 in San Antonio, Bexar County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • William L. Schlesinger, birth date 5/18/1887, death date 9/3/1935, burial in Temple Beth El Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, with spouse Estelle W. Schlesinger. Find a Grave.
  • W.L. Schlesinger, born 5/18/1887 at Columbus, Texas, "one of the few Jewish public officials of the state." Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 14. Fort Worth Record.
  • Obituary: "W.L. Schlesinger, Attorney, Dies," 9/3/1935, p. 2. "Came to San Antonio 35 years ago from Columbus, where he was born." San Antonio Light.
  • 35th Legislature (1917) - Wm. Schlesinger, postoffice San Antonio, nativity Texas, age 29 (born circa 1888), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

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35th R.S. - 1917
Counties  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Game and Fisheries  
Penitentiaries  
Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit State Prison Farms  
Public Health  
State Affairs  

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