William Hezekiah Woodward

Full Name: William Hezekiah Woodward
Date of birth: August 30, 1817
Date of death: September 22, 1894

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Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	26	Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891	20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Port Lavaca / Calhoun		Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Victoria, Victoria County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(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) "William H. Woodward, Port Lavaca," 12/28/1888. San Antonio Daily Light.
(5) "Democrat of the old school," p. 91. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
(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) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 26
Jan 11, 1887 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 20th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Port Lavaca / Calhoun
Counties in district: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, McMullen, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson

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Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Woodward, pp. 90-91. "He remained at Indianola until that town was swept away by the cyclone of August 20, 1886, when he removed to Port Lavaca . . . " Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Woodward, pp. 189-191. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
William Hezekiah Woodward, settled in Indianola, Calhoun County; wife Penelope Woodward; elected from Calhoun County as a member of the State Senate. Included in biographical sketch of son Dudley K. Woodward, Volume IV, p. 203. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

William H. Woodward, birth date 8/30/1817, death date 9/22/1894, burial in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson County. Includes death notice from Victoria Advocate, 9/29/1894. Find a Grave.
Mortuary, William H. Woodward, The Galveston Daily News, 9/23/1894, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Ex-Senator, located at Indianola in 1852, died 9/22/1894 at Port Lavaca, interment in Taylor. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Woodward, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Woodward, 20th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

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21st R.S. - 1889 Commerce and Manufacture Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements North Texas Insane Asylum Penitentiaries Public Health State Affairs State Asylums
20th R.S. - 1887 Agricultural Affairs Capitol Dedication Arrangements Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs (Chair) Rules State Asylum

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