Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William S. Brookshire

Full Name: William S. Brookshire
Birth date: November 8, 1848
Death date: July 21, 1918

Terms of Service

House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.S. Brookshire, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.S. Brookshire, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

William S. Brookshire, birth date 11/8/1848 in Wapello Louisa County, Iowa; death date 7/21/1918 in Granger, Williamson County, Texas. Ron Rayment Main Family Tree. Ancestry.com .
Census of 1900 - Wm S. Brookshire, Taylor, Williamson County, age 48, born November 1851 in Iowa, stock broker, spouse Hattie.
Census of 1910 - W.S. Brookshire, Justice Precinct 2, Williamson County, age 59, born circa 1851 in Iowa, farmer, spouse Hattie E. FamilySearch . 1910 1900
W.S. Brookshire, birth date 11/8/1848 in Iowa, death date 7/21/1918 in Granger, Williamson County, Texas; farmer & stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Brookshire (1850-1918), burial in Granger City Cemetery, Granger, Williamson County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Death of W.S. Brookshire Removes a Well Known Character and Citizen," Granger News (Granger, Texas), 7/25/1918, p. 4. W.S. Brookshire, death date 7/21/1918, "Years ago he was elected constable and finally went to the legislature and did important legislative work." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Obituary, "W.S. Brookshire Died at Granger" (from Taylor Press), Thorndale Thorn (Thorndale, Texas), 7/26/1918, p. 3, crediting Bonham Public Library. William S. Brookshire, birth date 11/15/1850 in Wapelle County, Iowa; death date 7/21/1918. "Later he served two terms in the State Legislature, representing Williamson county in that body during the years 1908-10." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
32nd Legislature (1911) - W.S. Brookshire, postoffice Granger, nativity Iowa, age 61 (born circa 1850), stockman, 51 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .