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'''William Harrison Bledsoe''', also known as '''W. H. Bledsoe''' (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[business]]man from [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|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 geographic portion of West Texas, he co-authored legislation to establish what became [[Texas Tech University]].
'''William Harrison Bledsoe''', also known as '''W. H. Bledsoe''' (December 23, 1869 – March 30, 1936), was an [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[business]]man from [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], [[Texas]], who served as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] from 1915 to 1929 in both houses, consecutively, of the Texas legislature. In 1923, as a state senator for District 29, which encompassed a large geographic portion of West Texas, he co-authored legislation to establish what became [[Texas Tech University]].
==Background==
==Background==