Terms of Service

• House, 52nd Legislature
  1/9/1951 - 1/13/1953
  Democrat
  
• House, 51st Legislature
  1/11/1949 - 1/9/1951
  Democrat
  
• House, 50th Legislature
  1/14/1947 - 1/11/1949
  Democrat
  
• House, 49th Legislature
  1/9/1945 - 1/14/1947
  Democrat
  
• House, 48th Legislature
  1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
  Democrat
  
• House, 47th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
  7/1/1941 - 1/12/1943
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 42nd ⁽⁸⁾ & 41st ⁽⁷⁾ Legislatures
  1/8/1929 - 1/10/1933
  Democrat
  Senate President Pro Tempore, 5th C.S., elected 2/19/1930.
• House, 40th ^{(2) (4) (6) (10)} Legislature
  1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
  Democrat
  
• House, 39th ^{(1) (3) (9)} Legislature
  1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
  Democrat
  
• House, 38th Legislature
  1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
  Democrat
  

(1) District 78 comprised of Bexar County; District 68 comprised of DeWitt County, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 78 comprised of Bexar county shall elect five representatives; District 63 comprised of Robertson county shall elect one representative, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(3) District 78, Place 1, W.A. Williamson. House Journal .
(4) District 78. House Journal .
(5) W. Albert Williamson, in special election 6/28/1941, sworn 7/1/1941, succeeded Preston L. Anderson, resigned May 28, 1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) District 78. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(8) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(9) District 68, W.A. Williamson. Texas Legislative Manual .
(10) District 63. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 215. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 113. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 53rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 213. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 54th Legislature, R.S., HCR 42. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.A. Williamson, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/19/1929, p. 5. Houston Post-Dispatch .

Committee Information

• 52nd R.S. - 1951
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Motor Traffic  
• Penitentiaries  
• Public Health  
• 51st R.S. - 1949
• Aeronautics  
• Appropriations  
• Banks and Banking  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Highways and Roads  
• 50th R.S. - 1947
• Banks and Banking  
• Motor Traffic  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Aeronautics  
• Common Carriers  
• Game and Fisheries  
• Highways and Roads  
• Lobbying Activities, Investigation, Special (Chair) 
• Public Health (Chair) 
• Rules  
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Highways and Roads  
• Motor Transportation  
• Sale of Meat, Special  
• 47th R.S. - 1941
• Appropriations (Vice Chair) 
• Labor  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Public Health  
• 42nd R.S. - 1931
• Commerce and Manufacturing  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expense  
• Finance  
• Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
• Nominations By Governor  
• Representative Districts  
• State Affairs  
• State Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) 
• State Penitentiaries  
• Tax Survey Committee  
• 41st R.S. - 1929
• Agricultural Affairs  
• Contingent Expenses  
• Nominations By Governor (Chair) 
• Prison Centralization Commission  
• Representative Districts  
• State Highways and Motor Traffic  
• State Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) 
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• Texas Oklahoma Boundary  
• Towns and City Corporations  
• 40th R.S. - 1927
• Common Carriers  
• Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) 
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Penitentiaries  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• 39th R.S. - 1925
• Common Carriers  
• Highway Commission, Investigate  
• Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) 
• Insurance  
• Live Stock and Stock Raising  
• State Departments, Investigate  
• 38th R.S. - 1923
• Common Carriers  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Live Stock and Stock Raising  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Vice Chair)