John Mordecai McWilliams
Full Name: John Mordecai McWilliamsDate of birth: October 5, 1846
Date of death: November 21, 1900
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 59 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Populist | Bazette / Navarro | Henderson, Navarro |
(1) J.M. McWilliams and T.R. Watkins of Henderson and Navarro counties listed as a populists. "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
(2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 59
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th (1) (2) (3) (4) Party: Populist Home City/County: Bazette / Navarro Counties in district: Henderson, Navarro |
(1) J.M. McWilliams and T.R. Watkins of Henderson and Navarro counties listed as a populists. "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.
(2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Discussion of populists elected to 24th Legislature, populist pluralities by county, and roster with party affiliation, "Official Returns," "The Next Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 11/15/1894, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army. John Mordecai McWilliams, death date 11/21/1900 in Navarro County, widow Mrs. Mary Ann Eliza McWilliams of Waco, McLennan County, marriage date 11/16/1876 in Wilcox County, Alabama. File No. 30712, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Company C, 44th Regiment, Alabama Infantry. Military grave marker, John M. McWilliams, birth date 10/5/1846, death date 11/1/1900. Prairie Point Cemetery records list John Mordaci McWilliams, birth date 10/5/1846, death date 11/21/1900. Navarro County, TXGenWeb Project. Civil War Burials, Navarro County Military grave marker Prairie Point Cemetery
Other Resources
- J.M. McWilliams, birth date possibly 10/6/1846, death date 11/21/1900, burial in Prairie Point Cemetery, Bazette, Navarro County. Includes death notice from The Fairfield Recorder, Vol 25, 12/7/1900. Find a Grave.
- John Mordecai McWilliams, pp. 296, 306. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020.
- Death notice, Hon. J.M. McWilliams of Navarro County, member of the 24th Legislature. The Fairfield Recorder, 12/7/1900, p. 2, crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Photographs
- Photograph. J.M. McWilliams, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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24th R.S. - 1895
Absence of Hon. T. R. Watkins, Investigate, Special Agricultural Affairs Public Debt |
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