Terms of Service

• Senate, 12th ^{(1) (2) (3)} Legislature
  2/8/1870 - 12/4/1871
   
  Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/5/1870, 1st C.S., due to the vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor and the absence of the President Pro Tem.

(1) Parsons resigned 12/4/1871. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

• PARSONS, WILLIAM HENRY (1826-1907). Handbook of Texas Online .
• 2nd United States Dragoons, Mexican War, fought under Zachary Taylor. Confederate States Army, Colonel, 12th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Biographical sketch, pp. 25, 115. Texas in the War, 1861-1865 1965.
• Biographical sketch, pp. 106-107. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.

Committee Information

• 12th Adjourned - 1871
• Immigration (Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary  
• Nominations by the Governor (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 12th R.S. - 1871
• Immigration (Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary  
• Nominations by the Governor (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 12th 1st C.S. - 1870
• Arrested Senators, Select  
• Consider House Message of Russell Impeachment, Select  
• Immigration (Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• Judiciary  
• Nominations by the Governor (Chair) 
• State Affairs (Chair) 
• 12th Provisional - 1870
• Federal Relations (Chair) 
• Printing  
• Rules and Regulations