Walter Gresham

Full Name: Walter Gresham
Date of birth: July 22, 1841
Date of death: November 6, 1920

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Brazoria, Galveston
H	65	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston
H	65	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889	20th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston	Galveston

(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) Gresham resigned after Regular Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 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).
(5) 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).

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House District 64
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Galveston

House District 65
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 65
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 8, 1889
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

GRESHAM, Walter (1841-1920). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
GRESHAM, WALTER (1841-1920). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Volume II, pp. 496-497, 499-500. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Walter Gresham, pp. 349-350. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1890.
Obituary, "Galvestonian Is Claimed by Death: End Comes Suddenly to Col. Gresham," Galveston Tribune, Monday, 11/8/1920, p. 11. Notes Gresham died Saturday evening (11/6/1920). NewspaperARCHIVE.com.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Walter Gresham, pp. 237-241. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Portrait and biographical sketch, Walter Gresham, pp. 83-85. Member of the 20th Legislature. Types of Successful Men of Texas, 1890.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Private, Company E, 24th Virginia Cavalry. Military grave marker, Walter Gresham (1841-1920), burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County. Find a Grave.
Confederate States Army, Private, Company E, 24th Virginia Cavalry. Walter Gresham, birth date 7/22/1841, death date 11/20/1920. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
Biographical sketch, pp. 61, 161. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.

Photographs

Photograph. W. Gresham, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). 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.

Committee Information top

22nd R.S. - 1891 Article 5, Constitution of the State of Texas Finance (Chair) Internal Improvements International and Great Northern Railroad, Investigate the Receivership Judiciary No. 1 Private Land Claims Representation and Apportionment on Congressional Districts Rules Texas World's Fair Exhibition
21st R.S. - 1889 Clerk of the Supreme Court at Austin, Investigate (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance (Chair) Incorporation Laws Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Rules
20th R.S. - 1887 Finance (Chair) Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvement Judiciary No. 1 Memorial Resolution for Hon. B. Rush Plumley (Chair) New Capitol, Furnishing New Capitol, Governor's Message Proposition by T.H. Wheless, Stenographic Report of the Proceedings of the Legislature Public Health and Vital Statistics Revision of Rules

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