William Bye Whitacre
Full Name: William Bye WhitacreDate of birth: June 6, 1829
Date of death: April 25, 1910
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 99 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th (1) (2) | Populist | Lingleville / Erath | Erath |
(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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 99
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 Legislatures: 24th (1) (2) Party: Populist Home City/County: Lingleville / Erath Counties in district: Erath |
(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) 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
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 31st Legislature, 4th C.S., 8/30/1910, p. 90. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, William Bye Whitacre, pp. 569-571. Born 6/6/1829, native of Ohio, married Miss Matilda Roberts 10/6/1851. ". . . in the fall of 1894, at the urgent solicitation of many friends, he became the candidate on the ticket of the People's party for the legislature, and was triumphantly elected." History of Texas Supplemented with Biographical Mention of Many Prominent Persons and Families of the State, Central Texas, 1896.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Erath County, Texas State Troops. Military grave marker, W.B. Whitacre, birth date 6/6/1829, death date 4/25/1910. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- William Bye Whitacre of Erath County, pp. 213, 294, 406. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.B. Whitacre, 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
Commerce and Manufactures Federal Relations Mining and Minerals |
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