William Powell Hancock
Full Name: William Powell HancockDate of birth: June 19, 1833
Date of death: November 19, 1913
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 51 | Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 | 19th | Democrat | Salado / Bell | Bell, Milam, Robertson |
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House District 51
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 Legislatures: 19th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Salado / Bell Counties in district: Bell, Milam, Robertson |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, W.P. Hancock, pp. 28-29. Born 6/19/1833 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
- Obituary, "Death of W.P. Hancock," The Belton Journal, 12/11/1913, p. 4, crediting Lena Armstrong Public Library. Includes biographical sketch of his life written by Hancock himself. Born 6/19/1833 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died 11/19/1913 near Wilmeth, Runnels County. "I was elected to the 19th Legislature as floater from Milam, Robertson and Bell counties; served in the two subsequent sessions of that body as Committee Clerk, one session in the Senate and one in the House." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Private and Sergeant, Company A, 16th Texas Infantry, enlisted 11/26/1861. William Powell Hancock, death date 11/19/1913 in Runnels County, widow Mrs. V.E. Hancock, marriage date 9/15/1892 in Bell County. Pension File Nos. 11170 (W.P. Hancock) and 24754 (William Powell Hancock), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Member of Walker's Division during the war between the States. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature, 1885.
Other Resources
- Census of 1900 - William P. Hancock, Bell County, age 67, born June 1833 in Mississippi, farmer, wife Victoria E. FamilySearch.
- W.P. Hancock, birth date 6/19/1833, death date 11/19/1913, burial in Wingate Cemetery, Wingate, Runnels County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.P. Hancock, 19th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 19th session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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19th R.S. - 1885
Agricultural Capitol Contract Comptroller's and Treasurer's Office, Examine Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas Public Printing |
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