Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Wallace Davis

Full Name: William Wallace Davis
Birth date: March 15, 1831
Death date: July 22, 1910

Terms of Service

Senate, 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ & 20th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ Legislatures
1/11/1887 - 1/13/1891
Democrat
House, 14th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ Legislature
1/12/1875 - 4/18/1876
Democrat

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) "From Crockett," 4/16/1874, p. 1. Proceedings of "the Democratic convention, to select candidates to fill the vacancies occasioned in the Legislature by the death of the Hon. J.L. [J.T.] Smith, and the resignation of Dr. Frank Rainey from the Third Senatorial District . . . Dr. J.H. Stuart and W.W. Davis, both of Houston county, were chosen . . . the men selected are tried and true Democrats." Galveston Daily News .
(3) Houston County. "At the end of the war Davis returned to Houston County where he assumed a prominent role in state and local politics. On January 12, 1875, he succeeded the deceased J. T. Smith as representative for District Three—comprised of Cherokee, Houston, Trinity, and Angelina counties—to the Fourteenth Texas Legislature. Following this turn at state office Davis relocated to Crockett in Houston County and continued his mercantile pursuits." Handbook of Texas Online .
(4) 14th Legislature, 2nd C.S. - W.W. Davis and J.N./J.H. Stuart of Houston County, members elect from the 3rd Senatorial District, oath of office and added to committees, 1/12/1875, pp. 4, 9. House Journal .
(5) William W. Davis, in special election 11/3/1874, sworn 1/12/1875, succeeded Frank Rainey, resigned 4/15/1874. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Rusk, Cherokee County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) 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) .
(8) 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) .
(9) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(10) Col. W.W. Davis, pp. 146-147. "He spent his entire life in Houston County, where he was born." The History of Houston County, Texas 1943.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.W. Davis, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.W. Davis, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County 1930.
Census of 1870 - W.W. Davis, postoffice Augusta, Houston County, age 38, born circa 1832 in Texas, living in household with L.M. Davis (age 36).
Census of 1880 - W.W. Davis, Augusta, Houston County, age 49, born circa 1831 in Texas, merchant, wife Lucy Davis.
Census of 1900 - William W. Davis, Crockett, Houston County, age 68, born March 1832 in Texas, widowed, general merchant. FamilySearch . 1900 1880

1870

Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 7th Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, W.W. Davis, birth date 3/15/1831 [death date obscured], obituary, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County. Find a Grave .
DAVIS, WILLIAM WALLACE (1831-1910). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, William Wallace Davis, pp. 72-73. Born in Houston County 3/15/1831. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
Biographical sketch, William Wallace Davis, pp. 194-195. Born in Houston County in 1832, married Lucy Penick in Houston County, 1850. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Biographical sketch, pp. 146-147. Died 6/22/1910. The History of Houston County, Texas 1943.
Biographical sketch, p. 362. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.
W.W. Davis, birth date 3/15/1831, death date 7/22/1910, burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Crockett, Houston County. 2nd LT 7th TEX CAV CSA. Houston County, TXGenWeb Project .