Willis A. Faris: Texas Legislator and Postmaster (unknown–unknown)
By: L. W. Kemp
Published: 1952
Updated: January 1, 1995
Willis A. Faris, legislator and postmaster, was living in Vicksburg, Mississippi, as early as January 1832. He moved to Texas in December 1834. He was secretary pro tem of the Convention of 1836 and after the Texas Revolution was appointed postmaster of Columbia. He was elected clerk pro tem of the House of Representatives of the First Congress of the republic on October 6, 1836.
Bibliography:
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
L. W. Kemp, “Faris, Willis A.,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed March 09, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/faris-willis-a.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
TID:
FFA06
- 1952
- January 1, 1995
