William Henry Pope

Full Name: William Henry Pope
Date of birth: February 15, 1847
Date of death: February 15, 1913

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison
S	3	Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 19th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison	Senate President Pro Tempore (20th)	Harrison
S	3	Jan 10, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885	18th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison

(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) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(5) 20th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1887, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(6) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(7) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(8) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. "Credentials of the new members, excepting Sen. Bell, Harrison, and Pope, were presented . . . On motion of Sen. Houston of Bexar, the new Senators not holding credentials were also sworn in." Senate Journal.
(9) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(10) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(11) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - W.H. Pope and William Getzendaner sworn 1/10/1883, p. 5. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 3
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

Senate District 3
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 19th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (20th)
(20th)
(20th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

Senate District 3
Jan 10, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison
Counties in district: Harrison

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Resolutions and Journal entries

33rd Legislature, R.S., 3/31/1913, p. 1943. Died during month of February 1812. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

POPE, WILLIAM HENRY (1847-1913). Death date 2/15/1913. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, W.H. Pope, pp. 88-89. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William Henry Pope, pp. 83-84. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Biographical sketch, William Henry Pope, pp. 207-208. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Pope, pp. 198-199. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, p. 237. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
Biographical sketch, p. 315. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Military Service Notes

Biographical sketch. Terry's Texas Rangers, 2001.
Confederate States Army, Terry's Scouts and Wharton's Cavalry. Biographical sketch, pp. 102-103. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.

Other Resources

Obituary, Judge William H. Pope, Volume 21, Number 5, May 1913, p. 241. Confederate Veteran.
W.H. Pope, birth date 2/15/1847 in Georgia; death date 2/15/1913 in Waco, McLennan County; lawyer; burial in Marshall, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.H. Pope, birth date 2/15/1847, death date 2/15/1913, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave.
"The Keller-Wethersby Trial—Orders of the Higher Courts," 10/10/1890, p. 6. "The most important evidence introduced was the dying statement of Alexander Pope that he was shot by W.T.S. Keller while endeavoring to prevent him from shooting his brother, W.H. Pope." Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, Judge W.H. Pope of Beaumont, 2/16/1913, p. 4. "Judge Pope is survived by two brothers, Dr. John Pope of Tyler and Dr. Irwin Pope of Marshall. Another brother, Alexander Pope, was shot and killed in a sensational tragedy at the courthouse in Marshall in the early '90s, in which Judge Pope was also dangerously wounded." Galveston Daily News.
Hon. Alex Pope died 12/6/1889 in a Harrison County district courtroom shooting, and his brother, state senator W.H. Pope, was seriously wounded. "Tragedy at Marshall," The Galveston Daily News, 12/7/1889, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Articles in The Galveston Daily News about the trial, verdict, and aftermath, crediting Abilene Library Consortium: "Alex. Pope's Slayers: The Case Called for Trial Yesterday at Marshall," 10/8/1890, p. 5. "The Slayers of Pope on Trial," 10/8/1890, p. 2. "Weathersby Found Guilty," 10/13/1890, p. 6. "Judge Keller's Awful Fate," 1/4/1891, p. 7. Relatives: Alexander Pope and William Henry Pope - brothers. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). December 7, 1889 January 4, 1891 October 13, 1890 October 8, 1890 October 9, 1890

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Pope, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Pope, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. H. Pope, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Pope, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Pope, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

18th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
19th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, east wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
20th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Constitutional Amendment to Judiciary Article Constitutional Amendments Education Federal Relations Frontier Protection Investigate Charges Against J.E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History Jefferson Davis Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Rules State Affairs
21st R.S. - 1889 Alamo Monument Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Frontier Protection Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Public Buildings and Grounds Quarantine Station at Galveston, Investigate Roads and Bridges
20th R.S. - 1887 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Frontier Protection Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands (Chair)
19th R.S. - 1885 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations (Chair) Finance Judiciary No. 2 Laying the Cornerstone of the New Capitol Public Health
18th R.S. - 1883 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Penitentiaries, Subcommittee on Private Land Claims Public Health Public Printing San Antonio Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office (Chair)

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