William Carey Graves

Full Name: William Carey "Will (Bill)" Graves
Date of birth: December 1, 1895
Date of death: January 26, 1966

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	11	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947	49th ⁽¹⁾ 48th 49th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (49th)	Dallas
S	11	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943	46th ⁽²⁾ 47th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

(1) 49th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 6/5/1945. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-Elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1939, p. 8. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 11
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th ⁽¹⁾ 48th 49th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (49th)
(49th)
(49th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Senate District 11
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 46th ⁽²⁾ 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

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Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Seaman 2nd Class, World War I, Louisiana. Military grave marker, William C. Graves, birth date 12/1/1895, death date 1/26/1966, burial in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas. Includes obituary in Dallas Morning News, 1/27/1966. Find a Grave.
United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

William Carey Graves, birth date 12/1/1895 in Franklinton, Louisiana, death date 1/26/1966 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. William C. Graves, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. Graves, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. Graves, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. Graves, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Constitutional Amendments Finance Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance (Chair) Internal Improvements (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Health State Affairs Veterans' Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Assignment and Employment, Special Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Contingent Expense Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special Finance Insurance Judicial Districts Military Affairs State Departments and Institutions State Penitentiaries
47th R.S. - 1941 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Labor (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries Public Health Public Printing State Affairs State Institutions and Departments
46th R.S. - 1939 Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Federal Relations (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Internal Improvements (Chair) Nominations of Governor Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair) Rules State Affairs Towns and City Corporations

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