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William Lafayette Hudspeth

W.L. Hudspeth
Full Name: William Lafayette Hudspeth
Birth date: February 7, 1857
Death date: July 13, 1930

Terms of Service

  • House, 35th Legislature
    1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - William Hudspeth, Titus County, Texas, age 43, born February 1857 in Mississippi, teacher, living in household with wife Minnie E. Hudspeth.
    Census of 1910 - W.L. Hudspeth, North Texas Hospital for the Insane, Terrell, Texas, age 52, born circa 1858 in Mississippi, accountant, M.E. Hudspeth listed below. FamilySearch . 1910 1900
  • W.L. Hudspeth, birth date 2/7/1857, death date 7/13/1930, burial in Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Mississippi. Find a Grave .
  • W.L. Hudspeth, birth date 2/7/1860 in Mississippi, purchasing agent and accountant for the North Texas Hospital for the Insane: 1907-1910. Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 11. Fort Worth Record .
  • William Lafayette Hudspeth and wife Minnie L. Hudspeth pose in front of their home, photograph, Mount Pleasant, Images of America series, 2014, p. 32. Google Books .
  • Obituary, "W.L. Hudspeth Dies at Mississippi Home," Mount Pleasant Daily Times, 7/16/1930, p. 1, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • "W.L. Hudspeth in Race for Representative," The Times Review (Mount Pleasant, Texas), 5/30/1924, p. 4, crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • 35th Legislature (1917) - W.L. Hudspeth, postoffice Mt. Pleasant, nativity Mississippi, age 58 (born circa 1859), 34 years in Texas, teacher. Texas Legislative Manual .
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