William Paschal Hamblen

Full Name: William Paschal Hamblen
Date of birth: April 21, 1834
Date of death: April 23, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	92	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	92	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891	21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) William P. Hamblen. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(4) Democrat. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(5) 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).

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House District 92
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 92
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

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Biographical Sketches

Mentioned in biographical sketch of son Alfred R. Hamblen, Volume IV, pp. 1963-1964. Judge William P. Hamblen, born 1834 in Indiana, died April 1911. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Obituary and photo, Judge William Paschal Hamblen, "Notable Career Ends in Death of Judge William P. Hamblen," Harris County Bar Association memorial resolution, 4/24/1911, p. 3. Editorial, Judge William P. Hamblen, 4/24/1911, p. 4. Houston Chronicle.
Biographical sketch, William Paschal Hamblen, pp. 268-269. Born 4/21/1835 in Floyd County, Indiana. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, William P. Hamblen, pp. 254-255. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Biographical sketch, William Paschal Hamblen. Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, New York, 1880, p. 107. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Harris County Bar Association memorial resolution, "In Memoriam - William Paschal Hamblen," The Houston Post, 4/25/1911, p. 14. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Bates' Regiment. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.

Other Resources

William Paschal Hamblen, birth date 4/21/1834 in New Albany, Indiana; death date 4/23/1911 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Paschal Hamblen, birth date 4/21/1834, death date 4/23/1911, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned as early Houston lawyer, p. 80. Young, Samuel Oliver. A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas, From Its Founding in 1836 to the Year 1912, 1912. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W.P. Hamblen, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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 Congress of the Western and Southwestern States and Territories, Attend Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Town and City Corporations
21st R.S. - 1889 Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Public Health and Vital Statistics Town and City Corporations

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