William W. Graves
Full Name: William W. GravesDate of birth: December 12, 1828
Date of death: June 22, 1894
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 31 | Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 | 18th (1) | Democrat | Whitesboro / Grayson | Cooke, Grayson |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 18th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Whitesboro / Grayson
- Counties in district:
- Cooke, Grayson
Terms of service notes
(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883. ↩
Biographical Information
- Biographical sketch, p. 256. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83, 1883.
- Confederate States Army, ". . . he enlisted in Company D, Fourth Alabama regiment, as a private; was promoted to position of surgeon in the C.S. Navy in the spring of 1862, under command of Admiral Buchanan, and during the latter part of the war was in charge of the hospital at Mobile." The Sunday Gazetteer, 7/1/1894, p. 1, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Census of 1870 - W.W. Gravis, Grayson County, age 42, born circa 1828 in Virginia, doctor, in household with Annie.
Census of 1880 - W.W. Graves, Whitesboro, Grayson County, age 52, born circa 1828 in Virginia, medical doctor, wife Annie.
FamilySearch. 1870 1880 - "Personals," The Sunday Gazetteer, 1/13/1884, p. 4, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. "Dr. W.W. Graves, representative from Grayson and Cook counties, left Whitesboro for Austin, Saturday week, to be present at the opening of the Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Obituary, "Dr. W.W. Graves is Dead," The Sunday Gazetteer, 7/1/1894, p. 1, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. "Dr. William W. Graves was born in Hanover county, Virginia, December 12, 1828." Death date 6/22/1894. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. W.W. Graves, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 18th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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