William C. Houston
William Cannon Houston | |
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 circa 1905–1906 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTennessee's5thdistrict | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | James D. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Ewin L. Davis |
| Member of theTennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1877-1879 1881-1885 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1852 Shelbyville, Tennessee,United States |
| Died | August 30, 1931(aged 79) Cannon County, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Lizzie Minor McLemore Houston |
| Profession | planter
newspaper publisher politician judge |
William Cannon Houston(March 17, 1852 – August 30, 1931) was an American politician and a member of theUnited States House of Representativesfor the5th congressional districtofTennessee.
Biography[edit]
Born inShelbyville, Tennessee,inBedford County,Houston moved with his mother toWoodbury, Tennessee,inCannon Countyin 1858. He attended the schools of Woodbury andSweetwater, Tennessee.He engaged in agricultural pursuits and later in the publication of a newspaper.
Career[edit]
Houston was a member of theTennessee House of Representativesfrom 1877 to 1879 and from 1881 to 1885. He studied law, was admitted to thebarin 1878, and commenced practice in Woodbury, Tennessee. He was a member of theDemocraticstate executive committee in 1888. He was chairman of the Democratic state convention in 1888. He was elected judge of the eighth judicial circuit in 1894, was re-elected in 1902, and served until he was elected to Congress.[1]
Elected as aDemocraticto theFifty-ninthand the six succeeding Congresses, Houston served from March 4, 1905, to March 3, 1919,[2]and was not a candidate for renomination in 1918. He was the chairman of theUnited States House Committee on the Censusduring theSixty-second Congressand chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Territoriesduring theSixty-thirdthroughSixty-fifth Congresses.He was a delegate to theDemocratic National Conventionin 1920.[3]
Death and legacy[edit]
Houston died on hisBeaver Dam PlantationnearWoodbury, Tennessee,on August 30, 1931. He isinterredat Riverside Cemetery near Woodbury, Tennessee.[4]His son,Frank K. Houston,became a banking executive.
References[edit]
- ^"William C. Houston".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.Retrieved1 May2013.
- ^"William C. Houston".Govtrack US Congress.Retrieved1 May2013.
- ^"William C. Houston".A Familytree.net.Retrieved1 May2013.
- ^"William C. Houston".The Political Graveyard.Retrieved1 May2013.
External links[edit]
This article incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
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