William Murdock Harman

Full Name: William Murdock Harman
Date of birth: October 24, 1874
Date of death: March 17, 1957

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	96	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	96	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	96	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	96	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	96	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Waco / McLennan	Bell, Falls, McLennan
H	21	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Oakdale / Liberty	Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal.
(4) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

Terms of Service top

House District 96
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 96
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 96
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 96
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 96
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan

House District 21
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Oakdale / Liberty
Counties in district: Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 277. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

William Murdock Harman papers. Biographical sketch. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

William Murdock Harman, birth date 10/24/1874 in Liberty County, death date 3/17/1957 in Waco, McLennan County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. W.M. Harman, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Harman, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Harman, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Harman, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Harman, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Harman, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Appropriations (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Selling State Jobs Education Reductions in State Appropriations, Special Revenue and Taxation Rules
42nd R.S. - 1931 Conservation and Reclamation Oil, Gas and Mining Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)
41st R.S. - 1929 Criminal Jurisprudence Education Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair)
40th R.S. - 1927 Constitutional Amendments Highways and Motor Traffic Public Lands and Buildings (Chair) Revenue and Taxation
39th R.S. - 1925 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Federal Relations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Purchase Stephen F. Austin Portrait Revenue and Taxation
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Claims and Accounts Education Forestry Irrigation
31st R.S. - 1909 Claims and Accounts Education Forestry

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