William Jordan Hood
Full Name: William Jordan HoodDate of birth: November 3, 1841
Date of death: April 11, 1916
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | Savoy / Fannin | Fannin | |
| H | 21 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd (1) | Democrat | Savoy / Fannin | Fannin | |
| H | 21 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (2) (3) | Democrat | Savoy / Fannin | Fannin |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 23rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Savoy / Fannin
- Counties in district:
- Fannin
- Legislatures:
- 22nd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Savoy / Fannin
- Counties in district:
- Fannin
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. ↩
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, Hon. William J. Hood, p. 408. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, William J. Hood, pp. 363-364. Born 11/3/1841 in Roan County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Biographical sketch, William Jordan Hood, p. 216. Birth date 11/3/1841, death date 4/11/1916. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Confederate States Army, 26th Tennessee Infantry, Company A; Confederate Cavalry, Company H, 3rd Regiment; Adjutant of Cavalry Battalion; Sergeant Major, Captain and Adjutant, per widow's application. William Jordan Hood, death date 4/11/1916 in Fannin County, widow Mrs. Leila Evans Hood, marriage date 11/14/1906 in Tarrant County. Application rejected 12/30/1942. Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, 26th Tennessee Infantry, Company A; transferred to 3rd Confederate Cavalry, Company H, Sergeant Major; adjutant in reorganization of Cobb and Phillips Legion into a cavalry battalion. United Daughters of the Confederacy records, biographical sketches of William Jordan Hood, Lee Deatherage, and Robert Allen Deatherage. Fannin County, TXGenWeb Project.
- William Jourdan Hood, birth date 11/3/1841 in Tennessee; death date 4/11/1916 in Fannin County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- W.J. Hood, birth date 11/3/1841, death date 4/11/1916, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Whitewright, Fannin County. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. W.J. Hood, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. W.J. Hood, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.T. Hood, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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