# Williamson Simpson Oldham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Williamson_Simpson_Oldham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Williamson_Simpson_Oldham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamson_Simpson_Oldham > Source revision: 1337502033 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) American judge Williamson Simpson Oldham, Sr. Confederate States Senator from Texas In office February 18, 1862 – March 18, 1865 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Constituency abolished Deputy from Texas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862 Preceded by New constituency Succeeded by Constituency abolished Personal details Born (1813-06-19)June 19, 1813 Franklin County, Tennessee Died May 8, 1868(1868-05-08) (aged 54) Houston, Texas Resting place Masonic Cemetery, Eagle Lake, Texas Party Democratic **Williamson Simpson Oldham Sr.** (June 19, 1813 – May 8, 1868) was an American politician who served in Arkansas state government, and as a [Confederate States Senator](/source/Congress_of_the_Confederate_States) from [Texas](/source/Texas) from 1862 to 1865. ## Biography Born in [Franklin County, Tennessee](/source/Franklin_County%2C_Tennessee), Oldham settled at [Fayetteville, Arkansas](/source/Fayetteville%2C_Arkansas), in 1835, was elected to the [Arkansas House of Representatives](/source/Arkansas_House_of_Representatives) in 1838 and 1842. He was elected as a justice of the [Arkansas Supreme Court](/source/Arkansas_Supreme_Court) in 1842. In 1848 he resigned to run for Congress, but was defeated, thereafter moving to [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin%2C_Texas).[1] He represented [Texas](/source/Texas) in the [Provisional Congress of the Confederate States](/source/Provisional_Congress_of_the_Confederate_States) from 1861 to 1862, and was a senator in both the [First](/source/1st_Confederate_States_Congress) and [Second Confederate States congresses](/source/2nd_Confederate_States_Congress) from 1862 to 1865. Oldham died on May 8, 1868.[2] ## Legacy [Oldham County, Texas](/source/Oldham_County%2C_Texas) (established 1881), is named after him. ## In popular culture In [Harry Turtledove](/source/Harry_Turtledove)'s 1994 [alternative history](/source/Alternate_history) novel, *[Guns of the South](/source/Guns_of_the_South)*, a "Congressman Oldham" from Texas is mentioned as sponsoring a bill to re-enslave [freedmen](/source/Freedmen) in a victorious Confederacy. Since the setting was the time of the 2nd Confederate States Congress, it is likely that Turtledove was referring to Senator Oldham. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Fay Hempstead, *Historical Review of Arkansas* (1911), [p. 452](https://books.google.com/books?id=wUVEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA452). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Williamson Simpson Oldham](http://simpsonhistory.com/notes/williamsonoldham.html). Retrieved November 22, 2015. ## External links - [Williamson Simpson Oldham](https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18034390) at [Find a Grave](/source/Find_a_Grave) - [William Simpson Oldham Sr.](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/olden-oliven.html#549.50.58) at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard) Offices and distinctions Political offices Preceded by New constituency Deputy from Texas to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States 1861–1862 Succeeded by Constituency abolished Confederate States Senate New constituency Confederate States Senator (Class 3) from Texas 1862–1865 Served alongside: Louis Wigfall Constituency abolished Articles related to William Simpson Oldham Sr. v t e Signatories of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States President of the Congress Howell Cobb South Carolina Robert Barnwell Rhett R. W. Barnwell James Chesnut, Jr. C. G. Memminger Wm. Porcher Miles Laurence M. Keitt William W. Boyce Tho. J. Withers Georgia R. 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