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W.W. Turney
Full Name: William Ward Turney
Date of birth: July 11, 1861
Date of death: March 23, 1939
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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S
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25
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
(1)
(6)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel
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S
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25
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Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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25th
(4)
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Senate President Pro Tem, Ad Interim and 1st C.S.
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Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel
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96
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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Democrat
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El Paso / El Paso
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Brewster, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Val Verde, Foley, Buchel
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96
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Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
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23rd
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(3)
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Democrat
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Alpine / Brewster
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Brewster, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Val Verde, Foley, Buchel
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(1)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2)
Home city taken from House memorial resolution and Texas Legislative Manual. Home county taken from
House Journal .
(3)
Handbook of Texas states Turney moved to El Paso in 1892. Texas House of Representatives, a pictorial roster lists home county of El Paso. Home address of El Paso also listed in
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4)
25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed in "roll of Senators-elect."
Senate Journal .
(5)
26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, p. 1, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators."
Senate Journal .
(6)
27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect."
Senate Journal .
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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46th Legislature, HSR 187, 3/27/1939, pp. 1443-1444.
Resolutions - Memorial .
46th Legislature, SR 49, 3/23/1939, p. 730.
Resolutions - Memorial .
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Portrait and biographical sketch, pp. 57-62.
Below the Escondido Rim: a History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend 2005.
Biographical sketches of members of the 25th Legislature,
Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment 1897.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
W.W. Turney, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.W. Turney, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.W. Turney, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.W. Turney, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.W. Turney, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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Account of W.W. Turney's years in El Paso, pp. 77-80.
Below the Escondido Rim: a History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend 2005.
Interment in Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, TX.
Find a Grave .
TURNEY, WILLIAM WARD (1861-1939). Relatives: William Ward Turney and Albert Macon Turney - brothers.
Handbook of Texas Online .
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