Background
Gillespie, Oscar William was born on June 20, 1858 in Clarke Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth (McGowan) Gillespie.
Gillespie, Oscar William was born on June 20, 1858 in Clarke Company, Mississippi, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth (McGowan) Gillespie.
Graduate Mansfield College, Tarrant Company, Texas.
Admitted to bar, 1886. Assistant company attorney, 1886-1888. Prosecuting attorney Tarrant Company, 1890-1894.
Member 58th to 61st Congresses (1903-1911), 12th Texas District.
Member 58th to 61st Congresses (1903-1911), 12th Texas
Married Ada Kate Hodges, of Mansfield, Texas, December 23, 1884.