William Harrison Getzendaner

Full Name: William Harrison Getzendaner
Other surnames: Getzendanner
Date of birth: May 14, 1834
Date of death: May 3, 1909

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 10, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887	18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis, Hill, Johnson

(1) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885, 1885.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.
(3) 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 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1883 January 9, 1883
(4) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - W.H. Pope and William Getzendaner sworn 1/10/1883, p. 5. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 21
Jan 10, 1883 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 18th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 19th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Captain W.H. Getzendanner, pp. 186-187. Born 5/14/1834 in Frederick County, Maryland. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
Biographical sketch, W.H. Getzendaner, p. 80. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Obituary, "Death Comes to Another Pioneer: Captain W.H. Getzendaner Passes Peacefully Away Early Monday Morning: First Mayor of the City: Organized the Corporation and Set in Motion the Municipal Machinery. Served Four Years in the State Senate," The Waxahachie Daily Light, 5/4/1909, pp. 1, 3. Death date Monday morning, 5/3/1909.
Funeral and memorial resolutions of the district court, "The Last Tribute of Respect: Hundreds of Citizens Attend Funeral of Capt. W.H. Getzendaner," The Waxahachie Daily Light, 5/5/1909, p. 3.
Obituary, "Getzendaner Dies: Prominent Citizen of Texas Departs This Life," Cooper Review, 5/7/1909, p. 8, crediting Delta County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 5/4/1909 5/5/1909 5/7/1909
Biographical sketch, pp. 243-244. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Lieutenant, Company E, 12th Texas Cavalry. Later "assigned to duty as Quartermaster of the regiment with the rank and pay of Captain." Adjutant General, Parsons' Cavalry Brigade. Biographical sketch, Memorial and Biographical History of Ellis County, Texas, 1892, pp. 281-284, crediting the Dallas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
William Harrison Getzendaner, birth date 5/14/1834, death date 5/5/1909. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.

Other Resources

W.H. Getzendaner (1834-1909), burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County. Includes portrait, death notice. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Getzendaner, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Getzendaner, 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.

Committee Information top

19th R.S. - 1885 Capitol Contract Claims and Accounts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense Education Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Roads and Bridges State Affairs State Asylums
18th R.S. - 1883 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments County and County Boundaries (Chair) Education Finance Public Buildings and Grounds Roads and Bridges State Affairs State Asylums

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