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William David Lanier Full Name: William David "Pa Bill" Lanier Date of birth: April 13, 1847 Date of death: August 27, 1930 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 2 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Cass H 2 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Atlanta / Cass   Cass   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes William D. Lanier, born 4/13/1847 in Marion County, Georgia; death date 8/27/1930 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas. Pension File No. 42719, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army. "He enlisted in the Confederacy at the age of 17 in April 1864 under Captain Wm. Oliver in Company B, State troops, and was later transferred to 2nd Texas Infantry under K. Smith." Obituary, "A Good Citizen Passes Away," The Cass County Sun (Linden, Texas), 9/2/1930, p. 1, crediting Atlanta Public Library. W.D. Lanier "served 4 years in the Legislature as a representative from Cass county." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Other Resources William David "Pa Bill" Lanier, birth date 4/13/1847 in Marion County, Georgia; death date 8/27/1930 in Atlanta, Cass County, Texas; burial in Pine Creek Cemetery, Atlanta, Cass County, Texas. Find a Grave. Photos of W.D. "Pa Bill" Lanier family in Atlanta, by Heather Ridpath Pilcher, Sarah L. Ridpath, Arcadia Publishing, 2011, p. 91. "Pa Bill Lanier, who served in the Confederate army and two term[s] in the Texas Legislature in 1915 and 1917." Google Books. 35th Legislature (1917) - W.D. Lanier, postoffice Atlanta (Texas), nativity Georgia, age 70 (born circa 1847), 59 years in Texas, merchant, member of former legislatures: 34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. W.D. Lanier, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.D. Lanier, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 35th R.S. - 1917 Claims and Accounts   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Game and Fisheries   Penitentiaries   Private Corporations   34th R.S. - 1915 Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Public Debt   Stock and Stock Raising

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