Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	4	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	50th 51st	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson		Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
H	15	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Beaumont / Jefferson		Jefferson, Orange

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 125. Wilfred Roy Cousins. Relatives - William Roy Cousins - father, Wilfred Roy Cousins, Jr. - son. Sources indicate father/son relationship. Most use Jr./Sr. designation in spite of difference in given names. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, February 1976, p. 178. Died 8/30/1975. Relatives: Father, W.R. Cousins, son, W.R. Cousins, Jr. Texas Bar Journal.
Memorial, June 1988, p. 644. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, World War II. 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 125. Resolutions - Memorial.
United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Wilfred Roy Cousins (1915-1987), burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Find a Grave.
William Roy Cousins, Sr., birth date 1/28/1881, death date 8/30/1975, burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Find a Grave. William Roy Cousins, Sr.
William Roy Cousins (1881-1975), father of Wilfred Roy Cousins (1915-1987). Strong McLemore Genealogy, 2006. Wilfred Roy Cousins William Roy Cousins

Photographs

Photograph. W.R. Cousins Jr., 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins Jr., 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, Jr., 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Agriculture Civil Jurisprudence Counties and County Boundaries Election Laws Study, Special Finance Insurance Labor (Chair) Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) Veterans' Affairs Water Code Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Labor Military Affairs Nominations of Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Privileges and Elections (Chair) Public Health State Affairs Veterans' Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Criminal Jurisprudence Labor Military Affairs Oil, Gas, and Mining

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