William T. Smith

Full Name: William T. "Bill" Smith
Date of birth: February 25, 1842
Date of death: January 19, 1904

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	13	Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883	17th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Mount Pleasant / Titus		Franklin, Titus
H	13	Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881	16th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Mount Vernon / Titus		Franklin, Titus

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.
(2) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(3) Mount Vernon [Franklin County], Titus County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
(5) Mount Vernon [Franklin County], Titus County. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

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House District 13
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mount Pleasant / Titus
Counties in district: Franklin, Titus

House District 13
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
Legislatures: 16th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mount Vernon / Titus
Counties in district: Franklin, Titus

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, W.T. Smith, p. 255. Born 2/25/1842 in Georgia, moved to Texas in May 1866 and located in Titus County. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, Captain, commanded company in the 42nd Regiment, Georgia Volunteers. Obituaries, The Atlanta Constitution, 1/22/1904, p. 6, and 1/28/1904, p. 4. Newspapers.com.
Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company B, 16th Georgia Volunteers. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.

Other Resources

William T. Smith, marriage to Mary J. Jones 10/27/1865 in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Census of 1880 - William T. Smith, Titus County, age 38, born circa 1842 in Georgia, dealer in general merchandise, wife Mary J.
Census of 1900 - William Smith, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia, born February 1842 in Georgia, wife Mollie (married 35 years). FamilySearch. 1880 1900 Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
W.T. Smith, birth date 2/25/1842, death date 1/19/1904, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Includes obituary, Captain W.T. Smith, Buford, Ga.
M.J. Smith, wife of W.T. Smith, birth date 1/25/1845, no death date, monument in Hillcrest Cemetery, Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Find a Grave. M.J. Smith W.T. Smith
Obituaries, "Capt. W.T. Smith," The Macon Telegraph, 1/20/1904, p. 2. Known as "Capt. Bill Smith of Gwinnett" County, Georgia; member of Texas and Georgia Legislatures.
"Captain W.T. Smith, Buford, Ga.," The Atlanta Constitution, 1/22/1904, p. 6. "After the close of the civil war Captain Smith lived for several years in Texas, returning to this county and settling at this place in 1882. He was twice elected to the legislature while in Texas and since returning to this state has been twice a member of the house and once a member of the senate."
"Letters from the People: The Late Hon. W.T. Smith," The Atlanta Constitution, 1/28/1904, p. 4. Death date 1/19/1904 in Buford, Georgia; served two terms in the Texas Legislature. Newspapers.com.
W.T. Smith elected Titus County delegate to the State Grange, "State News," The Galveston Daily News, 11/22/1876, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
"The Mount Pleasant News says that the Hon. W.T. Smith, representative of Titus county, has gone into business in Georgia, and will probably resign from the legislature." "State Press: What the Interior Papers Say," The Galveston Daily News, 1/22/1882, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). January 22, 1882 November 22, 1876

Photographs

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

17th R.S. - 1881 Agriculture (Chair) Contingent Expenses Finance Senatorial and Representative Districts, Apportionment
16th R.S. - 1879 Contingent Expenses Finance Indian Affairs Internal Improvements Penal Code, Select Privileges and Elections State Asylums

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