William_Simpson_Oldham,_Sr.
Williamson Simpson Oldham
American judge
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. | |
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Confederate States Senator from Texas | |
In office February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Deputy from Texas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | (1813-06-19)June 19, 1813 Franklin County, Tennessee |
Died | May 8, 1868(1868-05-08) (aged 54) Houston, Texas |
Resting place | Masonic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Texas |
Political party | Democratic |
Born 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]
Oldham County, Texas (established 1881), is named after him.
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.
- Williamson Simpson Oldham. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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