William Henry Pope
Full Name: William Henry Pope
Birth date: February 15, 1847
Death date: February 15, 1913
Birth date: February 15, 1847
Death date: February 15, 1913
Terms of Service
-
Senate,
22nd
(2)
& 21st
(1)
(6)
(7)
Legislatures
1/8/1889 - 1/10/1893
Democrat
-
Senate,
20th
(5)
& 19th
(3)
(9)
Legislatures
1/13/1885 - 1/8/1889
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1887, Regular Session. -
Senate,
18th
(4)
(8)
(10)
Legislature
1/10/1883 - 1/13/1885
Democrat
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) Democrat, p. 163. Burke's Texas Almanac and Immigrants' Handbook for 1885 1885.
(4) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas 1883.
(5) Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(6) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(7) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(8) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - All Senators except District 3 and 21 are listed in Roll Call as taking the oath of office, 1/9/1883, p. 2; resolution by Sen. Gooch that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/10/1883, pp. 5-6; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal . January 9, 1883
January 10, 1883
(9) 19th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/13/1885, p. 1. "Credentials of the new members, excepting Sen. Bell, Harrison, and Pope, were presented . . . On motion of Sen. Houston of Bexar, the new Senators not holding credentials were also sworn in." Senate Journal .
(10) 18th Legislature, Regular Session - W.H. Pope and William Getzendaner sworn 1/10/1883, p. 5. Senate Journal .
Biographical Notes and Resources
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 33rd Legislature, R.S., 3/31/1913, p. 1943. Died during month of February 1812. Resolutions - Memorial .
Photographs
- Photograph. W.H. Pope, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.H. Pope, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Wm. H. Pope, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.H. Pope, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.H. Pope, State Preservation Board
Other Resources
- Obituary, Judge William H. Pope, Volume 21, Number 5, May 1913, p. 241. Confederate Veteran .
- W.H. Pope, birth date 2/15/1847 in Georgia; death date 2/15/1913 in Waco, McLennan County; lawyer; burial in Marshall, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
- W.H. Pope, birth date 2/15/1847, death date 2/15/1913, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Marshall, Harrison County. Find a Grave .
- Obituary, Judge W.H. Pope of Beaumont, 2/16/1913, p. 4. "Judge Pope is survived by two brothers, Dr. John Pope of Tyler and Dr. Irwin Pope of Marshall. Another brother, Alexander Pope, was shot and killed in a sensational tragedy at the courthouse in Marshall in the early '90s, in which Judge Pope was also dangerously wounded." Galveston Daily News .
- "The Keller-Wethersby Trial—Orders of the Higher Courts," 10/10/1890, p. 6. "The most important evidence introduced was the dying statement of Alexander Pope that he was shot by W.T.S. Keller while endeavoring to prevent him from shooting his brother, W.H. Pope." Galveston Daily News .
- POPE, WILLIAM HENRY (1847-1913). Death date 2/15/1913. Handbook of Texas Online .
- Biographical sketch, W.H. Pope, pp. 88-89. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, William Henry Pope, pp. 83-84. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
- Biographical sketch, William Henry Pope, pp. 207-208. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Pope, pp. 198-199. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
- Hon. Alex Pope died 12/6/1889 in a Harrison County district courtroom shooting, and his brother, state senator W.H. Pope, was seriously wounded. "Tragedy at Marshall," The Galveston Daily News, 12/7/1889, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Articles in The Galveston Daily News about the trial, verdict, and aftermath, crediting Abilene Library Consortium: "Alex. Pope's Slayers: The Case Called for Trial Yesterday at Marshall," 10/8/1890, p. 5. "The Slayers of Pope on Trial," 10/8/1890, p. 2. "Weathersby Found Guilty," 10/13/1890, p. 6. "Judge Keller's Awful Fate," 1/4/1891, p. 7. Relatives: Alexander Pope and William Henry Pope - brothers. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . January 4, 1891 October 8, 1890 October 13, 1890 October 9, 1890 December 7, 1889
- Biographical sketch. Terry's Texas Rangers 2001.
- Confederate States Army, Terry's Scouts and Wharton's Cavalry. Biographical sketch, pp. 102-103. Texans Who Wore the Gray 1907.
- Biographical sketch, p. 237. Texas Legislative Manual, 1882-83 1883.
- Biographical sketch, p. 315. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.
Committee Information
- 22nd R.S. - 1891
- Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)
- 21st R.S. - 1889
- Internal Improvements (Chair)
- 20th R.S. - 1887
- Public Lands (Chair)
- 19th R.S. - 1885
- Federal Relations (Chair)
- 18th R.S. - 1883