W.T. Davidson

Wilson Thompson Davidson

Full Name: Wilson Thompson Davidson
Date of birth: March 27, 1831
Date of death: September 15, 1907

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 41 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (1) (2)   Democrat Belton / Bell   Bell, Falls, Milam

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

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House District 41
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Belton / Bell
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Milam

(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Obituary, Captain Wilson T. Davidson, 9/22/1907, p. 3. "He served with distinction as a member of the Seventeenth legislature of Texas." Austin American-Statesman.
  • Census of 1880 - W.T. Davidson, Bell County, age 49, born circa 1831 in Illinois, farmer, wife Alice.
    Census of 1900 - Wilson T. Davidson, Belton, Bell County, age 69, born March 1831 in Illinois, landlord, wife Allice.
    FamilySearch. 1880 1900
  • Wilson Thompson Davidson, birth date 3/27/1831, death date 9/15/1907, burial in North Belton Cemetery, Belton, Bell County, with spouse Alice Thacker Davidson. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.T. Davidson, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881
Agriculture  
Claims and Accounts  
Internal Improvements  
Privileges and Elections  
Senatorial and Representative Districts  
Stockraising  

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