Simeon Rufus Williams
Full Name: Simeon Rufus "Sim" WilliamsDate of birth: June 25, 1873
Date of death: February 20, 1961
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 11 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Hemphill / Sabine | Sabine, San Augustine | |
| H | 11 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Hemphill / Sabine | Sabine, San Augustine |
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House District 11
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hemphill / Sabine Counties in district: Sabine, San Augustine |
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House District 11
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Hemphill / Sabine Counties in district: Sabine, San Augustine |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/7/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Other Resources
- Simeon Rufus Williams, birth date 6/25/1873 in Texas; death date 2/20/1961 in Hemphill, Sabine County; retired hotel operator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Simeon R. Williams, birth date 6/25/1873, death date 2/20/1961, burial in Hemphill Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, with spouse Dora E. Williams. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Last Rites Held Tuesday for Alto Man's Brother," Alto Herald, 2/23/1961, p. 1, crediting the Stella Hill Memorial Library. Simeon R. Williams "owned the Williams Hotel in Hemphill . . . was in the State Legislature in the late twenties and early thirties." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Simeon "Sim" Rufus Williams, photo, Sherriff of Sabine County in 1908 and member of the 40th and 41st House of Representatives. Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006.
- 41st Legislature (1929) - S.R. Williams, postoffice Hemphill, nativity Texas, age 55, hotel man, member of former legislatures: 40th. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. S.R. Williams, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. S.R. Williams, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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