Williamson Simpson Oldham Sr. (June 19, 1813 – May 8, 1868) was an American politician who served in Arkansas state government, and as a Confederate States Senator from Texas from 1862 to 1865.
In Harry Turtledove's 1994 alternative history novel, Guns of the South, a "Congressman Oldham" from Texas is mentioned as sponsoring a bill to re-enslave freedmen in a victorious Confederacy. Since the setting was the time of the 2nd Confederate States Congress, it is likely that Turtledove was referring to Senator Oldham.
References
^Fay Hempstead, Historical Review of Arkansas (1911), p. 452.
^Williamson Simpson Oldham. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
williamson, simpson, oldham, june, 1813, 1868, american, politician, served, arkansas, state, government, confederate, states, senator, from, texas, from, 1862, 1865, confederate, states, senatorfrom, texasin, office, february, 1862, march, 1865preceded, bynew. Williamson Simpson Oldham Sr June 19 1813 May 8 1868 was an American politician who served in Arkansas state government and as a Confederate States Senator from Texas from 1862 to 1865 Williamson Simpson Oldham Sr Confederate States Senatorfrom TexasIn office February 18 1862 March 18 1865Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byConstituency abolishedDeputy from Texasto the Provisional Congressof the Confederate StatesIn office February 4 1861 February 17 1862Preceded byNew constituencySucceeded byConstituency abolishedPersonal detailsBorn 1813 06 19 June 19 1813Franklin County TennesseeDiedMay 8 1868 1868 05 08 aged 54 Houston TexasResting placeMasonic Cemetery Eagle Lake TexasPolitical partyDemocratic Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 In popular culture 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Franklin County Tennessee Oldham settled at Fayetteville Arkansas in 1835 was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1838 and 1842 He was elected as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1842 In 1848 he resigned to run for Congress but was defeated thereafter moving to Austin Texas 1 He represented Texas in the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1862 and was a senator in both the First and Second Confederate States congresses from 1862 to 1865 Oldham died on May 8 1868 2 Legacy EditOldham County Texas established 1881 is named after him In popular culture EditIn Harry Turtledove s 1994 alternative history novel Guns of the South a Congressman Oldham from Texas is mentioned as sponsoring a bill to re enslave freedmen in a victorious Confederacy Since the setting was the time of the 2nd Confederate States Congress it is likely that Turtledove was referring to Senator Oldham References Edit Fay Hempstead Historical Review of Arkansas 1911 p 452 Williamson Simpson Oldham Retrieved November 22 2015 External links EditWilliamson Simpson Oldham at Find a Grave William Simpson Oldham Sr at The Political Graveyard Portals American Civil War Biography Politics Texas This article about a Texas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Williamson Simpson Oldham amp oldid 1097031364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
