William H. Bledsoe
American politician
William Harrison Bledsoe | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 122nd district | |
In office October 9, 1915 – July 17, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Don H. Biggers |
Succeeded by | Roy Alvin Baldwin |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 29th district | |
In office July 17, 1919 – January 13, 1925 | |
Preceded by | William S. Bell |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin Berkeley |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 30th district | |
In office July 13, 1925 – January 8, 1929 | |
Preceded by | Robert A. Stuart |
Succeeded by | Pink L. Parrish |
President pro tempore of the Texas Senate | |
In office 1925–1927 | |
Preceded by | Alvin J. Wirtz |
Succeeded by | James G. Strong |
Personal details | |
Born | (1869-12-23)December 23, 1869 Cleburne, Cleburne County, Texas, U.S. |
Died | March 30, 1936(1936-03-30) (aged 66) |
Resting place | Lubbock City Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Married (name of spouse missing) |
Parent(s) | Willis Scott and Susan Frances Harrison Bledsoe |
Residence(s) | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Texas Self-educated in the law |
Occupation | Lawyer; businessman |
William Harrison Bledsoe (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was a Texas attorney who served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. During the latter service, he helped enact legislation creating Texas Tech University.[1][2]
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Preceded by Don H. Biggers | Texas State Representative for District 122 (Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties) William Harrison Bledsoe | Succeeded by Roy Alvin Baldwin |
Preceded by William S. Bell | Texas State Senator for District 29 (Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties) William Harrison Bledsoe | Succeeded by Benjamin Franklin Berkeley |
Preceded by Robert A. Stuart | Texas State Senator for District 30 (Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum counties) William Harrison Bledsoe | Succeeded by Pink L. Parrish |
Preceded by Alvin J. Wirtz | Texas Senate President pro tempore William Harrison Bledsoe | Succeeded by James G. Strong |
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