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William Euphrates Cureton

W.E. Cureton
Full Name: William Euphrates Cureton
Birth date: July 20, 1848
Death date: February 11, 1925

Terms of Service

  • House, 25th (3) Legislature
    1/12/1897 - 1/10/1899
    Populist
  • House, 24th (1) (2) Legislature
    1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
    Populist
(1) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(3) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 39th Legislature, R.S., 2/17/1925, p. 712, W.E. Cureton. Relatives: Hon. W.E. Cureton - father, Hon. C.M. Cureton - son. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Other Resources

  • William Euphrates Cureton, birth date 7/20/1848 in Arkansas, death date 2/11/1925 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; retired rancher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • Memorial, November 1951, p. 657, for Hugh J. Cureton, Sr. Relatives: William E. Cureton - father, "a pioneer rancher and former member of the Texas Legislature"; C.M. Cureton - son, "former Attorney General of Texas who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas." Texas Bar Journal .
  • Brief biographical sketch, W.E. Cureton, p. 152. Born 7/20/1848 in Ozark, Arkansas. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature 1897.
  • William Euphrates Cureton, pp. 284, 295, 314, 318, 491-492 note 61. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism 2020.
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