William Blassingame
William Blassingame (born January 13, 1836 in Greenville , South Carolina , † after 1881 ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ).
Life
Blassingame grew up in South Carolina. In May 1861, he joined the Confederate States Army . There he participated as a doctor in General McCulloch's Missouri Campaign . As the Civil War drew to a close, Blassingame moved with his wife from Versailles , Missouri to Texas , where they settled in Whitesboro , Grayson County in 1865 . He practiced here as a doctor and also worked as a farmer. In 1875 he was a member of the Constitutional Convention and a year later one of the signing of the new Texas constitution . In February 1876 he ran as a Democrat for a seat in the Texas Senate and was able to prevail over his Republican opponent by almost 1,000 votes . He was a member of the Senate from April 18, 1876 to January 11, 1881.
literature
- Patsy McDonald Spaw: The Texas Senate: Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 (1999)
Web links
- Texas Legislators: Past & Present - William Blassingame , entry in the Legislative Reference Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blassingame, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenville , South Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century or 20th century |