W.M. Williams

William McGuffin Williams

Full Name: William McGuffin Williams
Date of birth: November 22, 1863
Date of death: October 12, 1951

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 21 Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 23, 1922 37th (1)   Democrat Conroe / Montgomery   Grimes, Montgomery
H 21 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Conroe / Montgomery   Grimes, Montgomery

(1) William M. Williams resigned 8/23/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Montgomery County. House Journal.
(3) Montgomery, Montgomery County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Conroe. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 21
Jan 11, 1921 - Aug 23, 1922
Legislatures: 37th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Conroe / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery
House District 21
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Conroe / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

(1) William M. Williams resigned 8/23/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Montgomery County. House Journal.
(3) Montgomery, Montgomery County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Conroe. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • William McGuffin Williams, birth date 11/22/1863, father Andrew C. Williams, mother Caroline Rogansett. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Ancestry.com.
  • Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
  • Census of 1900 - William M. Williams, Montgomery County, age 37, born November 1863 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Louise, sons Gentry and Gary.
    Census of 1910 - William M. Williams, Montgomery County, age 46, born circa 1864 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Susie, daughter Sophie L., sons Gentry and Gary.
    Census of 1920 - W.M. Williams, Conroe, Montgomery County, age 55, born circa 1865 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Sue, daughter Sophie L., son Gentry.
    Census of 1930 - William W. [M.] Williams, Conroe, Montgomery County, age 65, lawyer, spouse Sue, daughter Sophia.
    Census of 1940 - William M. Williams, Conroe, Montgomery County, age 76, spouse Sue. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940
  • William McGuffin Williams, birth date 11/22/1863 in Guadaloupe County [sic]; death date 10/12/1951 in Conroe, Montgomery County; retired attorney; father Andrew C. Williams, mother Caroline Rochensuehs. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • W.M. Williams, birth date 11/22/1863, death date 10/12/1951, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Conroe, Montgomery County, same cemetery as spouse Sue Foster Williams and daughter Sophie Williams Cloninger. Find a Grave.
  • W.M. Williams, Dist. 21, 1919-1920, 1921, listed in "Members of the Texas House Representatives Who Represented Montgomery County 1846-1980," pp. 28-29. Oscar Gary Williams listed as postmaster, 1935-1965, in "A Brief History of the Conroe, Texas Post Office 1883-1980," p. 31. Montgomery County History, 1981.
  • 37th Legislature (1921) - W.M. Williams, nativity Texas, postoffice Conroe, age 57 (born circa 1864), 57 years in Texas, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 36th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • "Judge Williams House a Link to Conroe's Past." Montgomery County, TXGenWeb Project.

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Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Federal Relations (Vice Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Judicial Districts  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
36th R.S. - 1919
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Engrossed Bills  
Judicial Districts  
Parole Law Revision  
Public Health  

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