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William Euphrates Cureton Full Name: William Euphrates Cureton Date of birth: July 20, 1848 Date of death: February 11, 1925 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 76 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th (1)   Populist Walnut Springs / Bosque   Bosque, Hamilton H 76 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th (2) (3)   Populist Walnut Springs / Bosque   Bosque, Hamilton (1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual. (2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (3) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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. Biographical Sketches 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. 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. 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. Photographs Photograph. W.E. Cureton, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.E. Cureton, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 25th R.S. - 1897 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Finance   Labor   Public Lands and Land Office   State Treasury Visit, Special   Stock and Stockraising   24th R.S. - 1895 Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections

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