walter, gresham, texas, politician, walter, gresham, july, 1841, november, 1920, representative, from, texas, walter, greshamwalter, gresham, 1893member, house, representatives, from, texas, 10th, districtin, office, march, 1893, march, 1895preceded, byjoseph,. Walter Gresham July 22 1841 November 6 1920 was a U S Representative from Texas Walter GreshamWalter Gresham in 1893Member of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 10th districtIn office March 4 1893 March 3 1895Preceded byJoseph D SayersSucceeded byMiles CrowleyPersonal detailsBorn 1841 07 22 July 22 1841King and Queen County Virginia U S DiedNovember 6 1920 1920 11 06 aged 79 Washington D C U S Resting placeLakeview Cemetery Galveston Texas U S Political partyDemocraticResidence s Bishop s Palace Galveston Texas U S EducationStevensville Academy and Edge Hill AcademyAlma materUniversity of VirginiaOccupationLawyer politicianBiography editBorn at Woodlawn near Newtown King and Queen County Virginia Gresham attended Stevensville Academy and Edge Hill Academy and graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1863 He served as a private in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Galveston Texas He served as district attorney for the Galveston judicial district in 1872 He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives 1886 1891 Gresham was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty third Congress March 4 1893 March 3 1895 He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty fourth Congress and resumed the practice of law in Galveston Texas He died in Washington D C on November 6 1920 and was interred in Lakeview Cemetery Galveston Texas He built and resided in the stately Bishop s Palace in Galveston References editUnited States Congress Walter Gresham id G000452 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009 04 29 nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of Representatives Preceded byJoseph D Sayers D Member of the U S House of Representatives from Texas s 10th congressional district1893 1895 Succeeded byMiles Crowley D Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Gresham Texas politician amp oldid 1195331249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
