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William Abner Fields Full Name: William Abner Fields Date of birth: February 11, 1854 Date of death: August 25, 1932 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 60 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Hill, Navarro H 60 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th (1) (2)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Hill, Navarro H 77 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Bosque, Hamilton, Hill, Somervell H 77 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Bosque, Hamilton, Hill, Somervell (1) W.S. Fields. House Journal. (2) Wm. A. Fields. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, Captain William A. Fields, "Texas Editor Dies Suddenly," 8/26/1932, p. 1, "a veteran newspaper man who was a Washington correspondent in the days of Harrison and Cleveland and later served in the Texas legislature." Also publisher of Comanche Chief, Meridian Blade, and Hillsboro Reflector, and editor of Hillsboro Mirror. Marshall News Messenger. Biographical sketch, Wm. A. Fields, pp. 97-98. Born 2/11/1854 in Chambers County, Texas, parents William Fields and Minerva H. Mayes, married Fannie Edgar Andrews 6/29/1880. Relatives: William Fields (Liberty County) - father; William Abner Fields (Hill County) - son. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources William Abner Fields and Fanny Andrews, parents of William Fields, birth date 12/3/1898 in Hill County. Census of 1900 - Wm. A. Fields, Hillsboro, Hill County, age 46, born February 1854 in Texas, journalist, spouse Fannie A., sons Wright A. and William (age 2), daughters Fannie E., Minnie M., and Jackie A. Census of 1910 - Wm. A. Fields, Hillsboro, Hill County, age 57, born circa 1853 in Texas, editor/daily paper, spouse Fannie E., daughters Mimi and Jackie, son William (age 11). Census of 1920 - William A. Fields, Hillsboro, Hill County, age 65, born circa 1855 in Texas, postmaster/federal post office, spouse Fannie A., daughter Minnie C., son William (age 21). FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 Wm. A. Fields, birth date 2/11/1854 in Liberty County, death date 8/25/1932 in Hillsboro, Hill County, retired newspaper man; parents William and Minerva Fields, both born in Tennesse. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Photographs Photograph. Wm. A. Fields, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Fields, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Fields, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Fields, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. W.A. Fields, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 39th R.S. - 1925 Claims and Accounts   Constitutional Amendments   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair)  Painting Ownership, Investigate   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   38th R.S. - 1923 Claims and Accounts   Constitutional Amendments   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Printing   Revenue and Taxation   25th R.S. - 1897 Absence of Certain Members, Investigate, Special   Deaf & Dumb Institute, Special   Engrossed Bills   Public Printing   Public Printing Department, Special   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules (Chair)  Uniformity of Text-books, Special   23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures   Engrossed Bills   Public Printing (Chair)  Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Rules   State Expert Printer, Investigate, Special (Chair)

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