Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William H. Woodward

Full Name: William H. Woodward
Birth date: August 30, 1817
Death date: September 22, 1894

Terms of Service

Senate, 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ & 20th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislatures
1/11/1887 - 1/13/1891
Democrat

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Victoria, Victoria County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) "Democrat of the old school," p. 91. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
(4) 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) .
(5) 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) .
(6) "William H. Woodward, Port Lavaca," 12/28/1888. San Antonio Daily Light .
(7) 20th Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/11/1887, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Woodward, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Woodward, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

William H. Woodward, birth date 8/30/1817, death date 9/22/1894, burial in Taylor City Cemetery, Taylor, Williamson County. Includes death notice from Victoria Advocate, 9/29/1894. Find a Grave .
Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Woodward, pp. 90-91. "He remained at Indianola until that town was swept away by the cyclone of August 20, 1886, when he removed to Port Lavaca . . . " Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature 1887.
Portrait and biographical sketch, William H. Woodward, pp. 189-191. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Mortuary, William H. Woodward, The Galveston Daily News, 9/23/1894, p. 4, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Ex-Senator, located at Indianola in 1852, died 9/22/1894 at Port Lavaca, interment in Taylor. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .