caption residence predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place children imagesize profession office birth_date term_start spouse image article_title term_end name
official mayoral portrait houston , texas william j. hutchins william anders january 17 , 1880 -lrb- -rrb- stoke st gregory , somerset , england san antonio , texas 9 100px businessman mayor of houston march 4 , 1814 1862 mary elizabeth shearn thomas house.jpg thomas william house , sr. .
 1862 thomas william house , sr. .
thomas william house , sr. .

thomas william house , sr. -lrb- 1814 -- 1880 -rrb- was a merchant and cotton factor in houston , texas .
he also invested in and organized transportation and utility companies in the houston area .
he was a veteran of the texas revolution and provided financial assistance to the confederacy during the american civil war .
he was mayor of houston , texas in 1862 .
