Terms of Service

• House, 8th Legislature
  11/7/1859 - 11/4/1861
   
  
• House, 7th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  11/2/1857 - 11/7/1859
   
  

(1) Democrat. Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Texas), 9/8/1857, p. 2, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(2) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine 1937.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

• Photograph. William Ross, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

Other Resources

• ROSS, WILLIAM MCDONALD (1814-1872). Handbook of Texas Online .
• Biographical sketch and portrait. Birth date 11/14/1814 in Hickman County, Tennessee. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature 1860.

Committee Information

• 7th R.S. - 1857
• Internal Improvements  
• Judicial Districts  
• Land Office  
• Physicians, To Enquire Into Expediency of Establishing a Medical Board  
• Private Land Claims  
• Privileges and Elections (Chair) 
• Probate Law  
• Rules, Select  
• State Affairs