Walter Gresham (Texas politician)

American politician (1841–1920)

Walter Gresham
Walter Gresham in 1893

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Joseph D. Sayers
Succeeded by	Miles Crowley

Personal details
Born	(1841-07-22)July 22, 1841 King and Queen County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 6, 1920(1920-11-06) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Bishop's Palace, Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Education	Stevensville Academy and Edge Hill Academy
Alma mater	University of Virginia
Occupation	Lawyer, politician

Walter Gresham (July 22, 1841 – November 6, 1920) was a U.S. Representative from Texas.

Biography

Born at "Woodlawn," near Newtown, King and Queen County, Virginia, Gresham attended Stevensville Academy and Edge Hill Academy, and graduated from the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1863. He served as a private in the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in Galveston, Texas. He served as district attorney for the Galveston judicial district in 1872. He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives 1886-1891.

Gresham was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress, and resumed the practice of law in Galveston, Texas. He died in Washington, D.C., on November 6, 1920, and was interred in Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Texas.

He built and resided in the stately Bishop's Palace in Galveston.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byJoseph D. Sayers (D)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 10th congressional district 1893–1895	Succeeded byMiles Crowley (D)