William Beck Ochiltree
Deputy fromTexas to theProvisional Congress of the Confederate States
In office February 4, 1861 – February 17, 1862
Preceded by	New constituency
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1811-10-18)October 18, 1811 Fayetteville,North Carolina
Died	December 27, 1867(1867-12-27) (aged 56) Jefferson,Texas
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery, Jefferson, Texas

William Beck Ochiltree (October 18, 1811 – December 27, 1867), was asettler, judge, andlegislator inTexas. In 1963,Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 967, honoring Colonel Ochiltree, was placed at the courthouse inPerryton.^[1]

He was born inFayetteville,North Carolina; his family lived for a time in Florida and after 1820 inAlabama, where Ochiltree began practicing law. In 1839 he moved toNacogdoches, Texas, and continued his practice. During the years of theRepublic of Texas, he was a judge of the Fifth Judicial District, secretary of the treasury in 1844, adjutant general in 1845, and delegate to the Convention of 1845.

After theannexation of Texas by the United States, he was a representative in theSixth Texas Legislature in 1855 and delegate to the Secession Convention in 1861. He was elected to theProvisional Congress of the Confederate States but resigned after a short time to return to Texas and raise a regiment.

Poor health forced him to resign that post in 1863. He subsequently lived atJefferson until his death.

• William Beck Ochiltree from theHandbook of Texas Online
• ReadWilliam B. Ochiltree's entry in theBiographical Encyclopedia of Texas hosted by thePortal to Texas History.

• 1811 births
• 1867 deaths
• Deputies and delegates to the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
• Members of the Texas House of Representatives
• Ochiltree County, Texas
• Politicians from Fayetteville, North Carolina
• People from Nacogdoches, Texas
• People of Texas in the American Civil War
• Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks
• Signatories of the Constitution of the Confederate States
• Signatories of the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
• Justices of the Republic of Texas Supreme Court
• People from Jefferson, Texas
• 19th-century Texas state court judges
• 19th-century members of the Texas Legislature

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