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William L. Terry
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901
Preceded by	John H. Rogers
Succeeded by	Charles C. Reid
Personal details
Born	William Leake Terry September 27, 1850 Wadesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	November 4, 1917 (aged 67) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	David D. Terry
Education	Trinity College

William Leake Terry (September 27, 1850 – November 4, 1917) was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1891 to 1901.

Early life and education

Born near Wadesboro, North Carolina, Terry moved with his parents to Tippah County, Mississippi, in 1857 and to Pulaski County, Arkansas, in 1861. He attended the Bingham Military School and was graduated from Trinity College in June 1872, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity.

Career

Terry studied law and was admitted to the Arkansas Bar Association in November 1873. He served as member of the Little Rock City Council from 1877 to 1879 and Arkansas Senate in 1878 and 1879. He also served as the city attorney of Little Rock, Arkansas, from 1879 to 1885. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress.

Terry was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second and to the four succeeding congresses (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901). During his tenure, Terry was a member of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1900. He resumed the practice of law in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Personal life

Terry was the father of David D. Terry. He died in Little Rock on November 4, 1917, and was interred in Calvary Cemetery.

References

1. "TERRY, William Leake | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
2. "William Leake Terry (1850–1917)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
3. Judiciary, United States Congress House Committee on the (1982). History of the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. Judiciary, United States Congress House Committee on the (2007). A History of the Committee on the Judiciary, 1813-2006. U.S. House of Representatives.

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas
Territory Bates Conway Sevier At-large Yell Cross Yell Newton Johnson Hynes Breckinridge
1st district Greenwood Hindman Roots Hanks Hodges Gause Dunn Cate Featherstone Cate McCulloch Macon Caraway Driver Gathings Alexander Lincoln Berry Crawford 2nd district Warren Rust Warren Rust Hinds Elliott A. A. C. Rogers O. P. Snyder Slemons Jones Breckinridge Little Brundidge W. Oldfield P. Oldfield Miller Mills Tucker Bethune T. Robinson Thornton V. Snyder Griffin Hill 3rd district Boles Edwards Boles Wilshire Gunter Wilshire J. Cravens J. H. Rogers McRae Dinsmore Floyd Tillman Fuller Ellis Fulbright Trimble Hammerschmidt T. Hutchinson A. Hutchinson Boozman Womack 4th district Gunter Peel J. H. Rogers W. Terry Reid Little W. B. Cravens O. Wingo E. Wingo W. B. Cravens W. F. Cravens Tackett Harris Pryor Thornton Anthony Dickey Ross Cotton Westerman 5th district Peel Dinsmore Reid Jacoway Ragon D. Terry Hays Alford 6th district Neill Brundidge J. Robinson S. Taylor C. Taylor Sawyer Reed Glover McClellan W. Norrell C. Norrell 7th district Wallace Goodwin Parks Kitchens Harris

• 1850 births
• 1917 deaths
• People from Wadesboro, North Carolina
• Arkansas city council members
• Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
• Democratic Party Arkansas state senators
• 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
• 19th-century members of the Arkansas General Assembly