William Wilson Oxsheer
Full Name: William Wilson OxsheerDate of birth: March 3, 1815
Date of death: December 13, 1905
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 41 | Jan 12, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) (3) | Democrat | Maysfield / Milam | Bell, Falls, Milam | |
| H | 41 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (4) | Democrat | Maysfield / Milam | Bell, Falls, Milam | |
| H | 17 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Cameron / Milam | Bell, Falls, Milam |
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Oxsheer oath of office, 1/12/1881, p. 3. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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House District 41
Jan 12, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) (3) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Maysfield / Milam Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Milam |
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House District 41
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 Legislatures: 16th (4) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Maysfield / Milam Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Milam |
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House District 17
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Cameron / Milam Counties in district: Bell, Falls, Milam |
(1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Oxsheer oath of office, 1/12/1881, p. 3. House Journal.
(3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(4) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- OXSHEER, WILLIAM WILSON (1815-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, William Wilson Oxsheer. Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together With a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, pp. 255-260. Born 3/9/1815 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, "has represented this county in the State Legislature three sessions, the fourteenth, sixteenth and serventeenth," p. 260. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, William Wilson Oxsheer, p. 263. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Other Resources
- W.W. Oxsheer, birth date 3/3/1815, death date 12/13/1905, burial in Oxsheer-Smith Cemetery, Cameron, Milam County. Includes reprint of obituary in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12/24/1905. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Death of Pioneer: W.W. Oxsheer of Cameron, an Honored Citizen of Texas for Many Years," 12/24/1905, p. 4. Birth date 3/8/1815; death date 12/13/1905. Fort Worth Telegram.
- Obituary, Hilliard F. Smith, Jr., 6/14/1959, p. 1. "He [Hilliard F. Smith, Jr.] was the son of Milam County pioneers, Hilliard F. Smith and Viola Oxsheer Smith, a banking family with extensive land holdings dating back before the Texas Republic. He was a grandson of W.W. Oxsheer, a state representative of Milam County during reconstruction days." Relatives - William Wilson Oxsheer, father-in-law; Hilliard Fort Smith, Sr., son-in-law. Waco Tribune-Herald.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.W. Oxier, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. W.M. Oxsheer, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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17th R.S. - 1881
Congressional Districts County Governments and County Finances Insurance and Statistics Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) | ||
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16th R.S. - 1879
Agriculture and Stock Raising Counties and County Boundaries Education Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas | ||
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14th R.S. - 1874
Agriculture and Stock Raising Penitentiary |
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