Bledsoe, William Harrison, 1869-1936

Attorney, Texas legislator. Born 1869 at Cleburne, Texas. Graduated from University of Texas Law School in 1890. Came to Lubbock, Texas, to set up law practice in 1908. Served in the Texas House of Representatives (1915-1919), the Texas Senate (1919-1927), and played a major role in the impeachment of Governor James E. Ferguson. Authored Senate Bill 103, creating Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) and was instrumental, in 1923, in locating the college at Lubbock, Texas. Died in 1936 in Lubbock.

From the description of Papers, 1851-1971, 1851-1949. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24535160

An attorney and Texas legislator, Bledsoe was born in 1869 at Cleburne, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas Law School in 1890, and came to Lubbock, Texas, to set up law practice in 1908. Bledsoe later served in the Texas House of Representatives (1915-1919) and the Texas Senate (1919-1927), and played a major role in the impeachment of Governor James E. Ferguson. He also authored Senate Bill 103, creating Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) and was instrumental (1923) in locating the college at Lubbock, Texas. Bledsoe died in 1936 in Lubbock.

From the guide to the William H. Bledsoe Papers, S95. 1., 1851-1967 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)

William Harrison Bledsoe was an attorney, politician, and investor. He was born in 1869 in Cleburne, Texas, and died in 1936. He set up his law practice in Lubbock, Texas, and eventually the law office became Bledsoe, Crenshaw, and Dupree. Bledsoe also served in the Texas legislature as a House of Representative member and as Senator. He helped to sign into law the creation of Texas Technological College.

From the guide to the Willis H. Bledsoe Photograph Collection, SWCPC 409., 1896-1963 and undated, (Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University)