Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Quayle

Full Name: William Quayle
Birth date: October 18, 1825
Death date: August 8, 1901

Terms of Service

Senate, 10th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ & 9th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
2/3/1863 - 10/17/1864

(1) Quayle did not attend 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) William Quayle, sworn 2/3/1863, succeeded Alfred T. Obenchain, resigned 2/15/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) 10th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call by district (holdover Senators), 11/2/1863, pp. 1-3. Senate Journal .
(4) 9th Legislature, Regular Session - Classification of Senators (drawing for terms of office) - predecessor Alfred Obenchain drew "the long term" (four years), 11/12/1861, p. 42. Senate Journal .
(5) Listed in Senate member roster for 10th Legislature, 2nd Called Session. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Member roster, 9th Legislature, 1st Called Session: name, district, resident county, post office, state of nativity, occupation, and age. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. William Quayle, Confederate Veteran

Other Resources

Obituary and portrait, Col. William Quayle, Volume 10, Number 8, August 1902, pp. 372-373. Born 10/18/1825 on the Isle of Man; died 8/8/1901 in Moberly, Missouri. Confederate Veteran .
Confederate States Army, Lieutenant Colonel, 9th Regiment of Texas Cavalry, and commanding major of the 1st Frontier District. Confederate Veteran .
William Quayle (1825-1901), burial in Oakland Cemetery, Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri. Find a Grave .
QUAYLE, WILLIAM (1825-1901). Handbook of Texas Online .
Obituary, funeral, resolutions of respect of the Marmaduke Camp No. 685, United Confederate Veterans, Moberly, Missouri, and will of Col. Quayle, Moberly Weekly Monitor (Moberly, Missouri), 8/8/1901, p. 1; 8/15/1901, p. 2; 8/22/1901, p. 5. Newspapers.com .