William H. Bledsoe

William Harrison Bledsoe (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was a Texas attorney who served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. During the latter service, he helped enact legislation creating Texas Tech University.[1][2]

William Harrison Bledsoe
Texas State Representative for District 122 (Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
In office October 9, 1915 – July 17, 1919
Preceded by	Don H. Biggers
Succeeded by	Roy Alvin Baldwin
Texas State Senator for District 29 (Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties)
In office July 17, 1919 – January 13, 1925
Preceded by	William S. Bell
Succeeded by	Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Texas State Senator for District 30 (Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
In office July 13, 1925 – January 8, 1929
Preceded by	Robert A. Stuart
Succeeded by	Pink L. Parrish
Texas Senate President pro tempore
In office 1925–1927
Preceded by	Alvin J. Wirtz
Succeeded by	James G. Strong
Personal details
Born	(1869-12-23)December 23, 1869 Cleburne, Cleburne County Texas, USA
Died	March 30, 1936(1936-03-30) (aged 66)
Resting place	Lubbock City Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Married (name of spouse missing)
Parents	Willis Scott and Susan Frances Harrison Bledsoe
Residence	Lubbock, Texas
Alma mater	University of Texas Self-educated in the law
Occupation	Lawyer; Businessman

References

1. "W. S. Bledsoe". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
2. "W. H. Bledsoe". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

Political offices
Preceded by Don H. Biggers	Texas State Representative for District 122 (Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties) William Harrison Bledsoe 1915–1919	Succeeded by Roy Alvin Baldwin
Preceded by William S. Bell	Texas State Senator for District 29 (Archer, Armstrong, Bailey, Baylor, Briscoe, Carson, Castro, Childress, Clay, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith, Dickens, Donley, Floyd, Foard, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hardeman, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley, Hutchinson, Jack, King, Knox, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer, Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Throckmorton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Young counties) William Harrison Bledsoe 1919–1925	Succeeded by Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Preceded by Robert A. Stuart	Texas State Senator for District 30 (Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby, Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Howard, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Martin, Motley, Stonewall, Terry, and Yoakum counties) William Harrison Bledsoe 1925–1929	Succeeded by Pink L. Parrish
Preceded by Alvin J. Wirtz	Texas Senate President pro tempore William Harrison Bledsoe 1925–1927	Succeeded by James G. Strong