William Patton Saufley
Full Name: William Patton SaufleyDate of birth: 1823
Date of death: July 14, 1877
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 7 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Jefferson / Marion | Bowie, Davis (Cass) |
(1) Democrat in 1876 nomination for Marion County Judge, "Democratic Nominations for County Offices," 1/17/1876. Galveston Daily News.
(2) 11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5. Senate Journal.
(3) Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
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Senate District 7
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (1) (2) (3) (4) Home City/County: Jefferson / Marion Counties in district: Bowie, Davis (Cass) |
(1) Democrat in 1876 nomination for Marion County Judge, "Democratic Nominations for County Offices," 1/17/1876. Galveston Daily News.
(2) 11th Legislature - All 33 Senate districts listed in roll call presenting credentials, oath of office administered, 8/6/1866, pp. 2, 4-5. Senate Journal.
(3) Constitution of 1866, Article III, §§ 29, 30, retained the apportionment of 1860 for Senatorial districts. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection - Constitution of 1869, Article III, § 39. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- Member roster, 11th Legislature, Regular Session: W.P. Saufley, Jefferson, Marion County, nativity Kentucky, merchant, age 40 in 1866 (born circa 1826). Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- SAUFLEY, WILLIAM PATTON. Born 1823 in Kentucky; died 7/14/1877 at Town House, Smyth County, Virginia. Handbook of Texas Online.
Military Service Notes
- Texas State Troops, Brigadier General of the 8th District; Major, 1st Texas Partisan Rangers, known as "Saufley's Scouting Battalion." Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in STOCKADE CASE. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Death notice, "State News," Marion County, The Galveston Daily News, 7/25/1877, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "Colonel W.P. Saufley, of Jefferson, in this State, died at Town House, Symythe County, Virginia, on the 14th inst." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1866. Journal of the Texas State Convention: Assembled at Austin, Feb. 7, 1866. Adjourned April 2, 1866, pp. 3-5. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
- Introduced resolution on 8/19/1866 calling for establishment of state cemetery, p. 76. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.P. Saufley, 11th Legislature, By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 11th session composite photo of Senate members (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History). By the Austin Photograph Co., Prints and Photographs Collection, [identifier number: di_03923, di_03924], The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Committee Information top
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11th R.S. - 1866
Contingent Expenses (Chair) Internal Improvements Manufacturing and Commerce Penitentiary, Select (Co-Chair) |
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