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Walter Gresham

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Walter Gresham Veteran Famous memorial

Birth
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Death
6 Nov 1920 (aged 79)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Burial
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E, Block 6, Lot 4
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U.S. Congressman. He attended Stevensville Academy, Edge Hill Academy and graduated from the University of Virginia, in 1863. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the Confederate Army. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced to practice law in Galveston, Texas. He was district attorney for the Galveston judicial district in 1872 and a member of the Texas State House of Representatives, (1886-91). In 1893, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress, serving until 1895. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 79.
U.S. Congressman. He attended Stevensville Academy, Edge Hill Academy and graduated from the University of Virginia, in 1863. During the Civil War, he served as a Private in the Confederate Army. After the war, he studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced to practice law in Galveston, Texas. He was district attorney for the Galveston judicial district in 1872 and a member of the Texas State House of Representatives, (1886-91). In 1893, he was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress, serving until 1895. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed the practice of law until his death at age 79.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7775100/walter-gresham: accessed ), memorial page for Walter Gresham (22 Jul 1841–6 Nov 1920), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7775100, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.