Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William A. Ellett

Full Name: William A. Ellett
Other surnames: Ellette, Elliott
Birth date: 1834
Death date: Deceased, date unknown

Terms of Service

House, 13th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Republican
House, 8th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
11/7/1859 - 2/5/1861

(1) Republican. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas 1873.
(2) [In late 1860 and early 1861] legislators Micajah Lewis Armstrong, John L. Haynes, and Robert H. Taylor mailed circulars to their constituencies defending their unpopular Unionist positions. They joined other Unionist legislators and convention delegates on February 6 in issuing an address entreating Texans to reject secession." "Origins of Early Texas Republican Party Leadership," Vol. 40, No. 3, pp. 447. Journal of Southern History .
(3) Thomas Lewellen, sworn 3/18/1861, succeeded William A. Ellett, resigned 2/5/1861. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

W.A. Elliott. House Journal . 8th R.S.

Photographs

Photograph. William Ellett, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. William Ellett, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William Ellett, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Other Resources

Married Thurza Reed 9/14/1859 in Clarksville, Red River County, TX. FamilySearch .
ELLETT, WILLIAM A. (1834-?). Died in Red River County between 1880 and 1900. Handbook of Texas Online .
Mentioned in Miscellaneous Notes, pp. 78-79. Pioneer History of Wise County: From Red Men to Railroads - Twenty Years of Intrepid History 1907.
Mentioned in "Unionism in Texas, 1856-1861," The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Vol.68, July 1964-April 1965, p. 191. "An address to the people of the state was issued on February 6 by Unionist members of the legislature and the convention in an attempt to persuade the voters to reject secession." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Biographical sketch and portrait. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature 1860.