Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Henry Trolinger

Full Name: William Henry Trolinger
Other surnames: Trollinger
Birth date: August 11, 1827
Death date: October 28, 1895

Terms of Service

Senate, 14th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/13/1874 - 7/8/1874
Democrat
House, 13th Legislature
1/14/1873 - 1/13/1874
Democrat

(1) "Second Dispatch," 7/9/1874, p. 1, dateline Austin, 7/8/1874. "State Senator Trollinger, of Grayson, having resigned, an election will be held in that district to fill the vacancy simultaneously with that for Congressman." Galveston Daily News .
(2) N.S. Craven, sworn 1/25/1875, succeeded William H. Trolinger, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) 14th Legislature, Regular Session - Roll call of Senators elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1874, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Trolinger, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

W.H. Trolinger, birth date 8/11/1827, death date 10/28/1895, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Whitesboro, Grayson County. Find a Grave .
TROLINGER, WILLIAM HENRY (1827-1895). Also served as representative in the Missouri General Assembly. Handbook of Texas Online .
Missouri State Guard, Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Handbook of Texas Online .
Obituaries, Hon./Dr. W.H. Trolinger, "Died at Whitesboro," The Daily Hesperian (Gainesville, Texas), 10/30/1895, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "A Good Man Gone," The Sunday Gazetteer (Denison, Texas), 11/3/1895, p. 4, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . 10/30/1895 11/3/1895
Biographical sketch and resignation, William Henry Trolinger, p. 197. Born 8/11/1827 in Pulaski County, Virginia; physician - received medical training in Henry County, Missouri; died at his home in Whitesboro 10/28/1895. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.