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William Folsom Moore Full Name: William Folsom Moore Date of birth: October 28, 1868 Date of death: November 3, 1956 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 6 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar H 6 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Paris / Lamar   Lamar   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and portrait, William Folsom Moore, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1940-1941. Relatives: William Folsom Moore - son; William E. Moore - father. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004. Brief biographical sketch, W.F. Moore, p. 158. Born 10/28/1868 in Starksville, Texas. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. William Folsom Moore, birth date 10/28/1868, death date 11/3/1956, interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Lamar County. Obituary and article on Moore Law Firm from Paris News. Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008. Lamar County, TXGenWeb Project. Photographs Photograph. W.F. Moore, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.F. Moore, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. William F. Moore, Texas Jurists Collection 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 Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Finance   Judiciary No. 1   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  University and Medical Branch, Special   24th R.S. - 1895 Counties and County Boundaries   Enrolled Bills   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special   Towns and City Corporations

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