W.E. Gilliland

William Ely Gilliland

Full Name: William Ely Gilliland
Date of birth: November 28, 1848
Date of death: January 14, 1929

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 107 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Baird / Callahan   Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor

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House District 107
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Baird / Callahan
Counties in district: Callahan, Jones, Shackelford, Taylor

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • William Ely Gilliland, birth date 11/28/1848 in Washington County; death date 1/14/1929 in Baird, Callahan County; newspaper man, publisher of The Baird Star. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • W.E. Gilliland (1848-1929), burial in Ross Cemetery, Baird, Callahan County. Includes photo, obituary and biographical materials. W.E. Gilliland, editor and founder of The Baird Star. Find a Grave.
  • Photo and obituary, "W.E. Gilliland, Native Texan, Dies at Brady: Former Legislator Owned Newspaper; Active in Masonry," 1/15/1929, p. 2. Born 11/28/1848 in Washington County, member of the 24th Legislature. Fort Worth Record-Telegram.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895
County Government and County Finances  
Enrolled Bills  
Labor  
Privileges and Elections  
Revenue and Taxation  

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