William Blassingame was a politician serving in the Texas legislature

Texas Legislature

The Legislature of the state of Texas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The Legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin...

 and as a delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention of 1875

Texas Constitution

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. He was born to William Blassingame and Mary Earl Prince.

He was elected as a senator

Texas Senate

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 to the Sixteenth Texas Legislature

Sixteenth Texas Legislature

The Sixteenth Texas Legislature met from 14 January to 9 July 1879 in its regular session and one called session. All members of the House of Representatives and about half of the members of the Senate were elected in 1878 General Election.-Sessions:...

 in 1879 and previously had served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1875 as well as being a signer of the resulting constitution.

He is buried in the Blassingame family cemetery in Sandusky, Texas.