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William Harrison Bledsoe, also known as W. H. Bledsoe (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was an attorney and businessman from Lubbock, Texas, who served as a Democrat from 1915 to 1929 in both houses, consecutively, of the Texas State Legislature. In 1923, as a state senator for District 29, which encompassed a large portion of West Texas, he co-authored legislation to establish what became Texas Tech University.

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  • William Harrison Bledsoe, also known as W. H. Bledsoe (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was an attorney and businessman from Lubbock, Texas, who served as a Democrat from 1915 to 1929 in both houses, consecutively, of the Texas State Legislature. In 1923, as a state senator for District 29, which encompassed a large portion of West Texas, he co-authored legislation to establish what became Texas Tech University.
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  • Bledsoe, William Harrison
  • William Harrison Bledsoe
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  • Texas lawyer, businessman, politician
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  • W. H. Bledsoe
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  • 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)
  • Texas Senate President pro tempore
  • Texas State Representative for District 122 (Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, and Yoakum counties)
  • 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)
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