Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Dade Cope

Full Name: William Dade Cope
Birth date: July 7, 1873
Death date: November 13, 1954

Terms of Service

House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Cope, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Cope, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Cope, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Rites Today for Former State Official," 11/14/1954, p. B4. William D. Cope, "member of the Legislature from Childress." Austin Statesman .
Former Texas Adjutant General; served in World War I. Austin Statesman .
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/7/1873 in Bastrop County, father James B. Cope, mother Laura Lee. FamilySearch Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 .
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1873 in Bastrop County; death date 11/13/1954 in Austin, Travis County; Adjutant General deputy, State of Texas - Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/7/1873; residence in Childress, Childress County; with Adjutant General office, State of Texas, State Capitol, Austin, Texas; nearest relative Marion S. Cope (wife); draft registration 9/9/1918 in Childress County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
United States Army, Private, Quartermaster Corps, Army Brigadier General. William Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1873, death date 11/13/1954; residence in Austin, Texas. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 1985.
Wm. Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1872, death date 11/13/1954, burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Marion Sayles Cope. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in "Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University .