N.B. Williams

Newton Barber Williams

Full Name: Newton Barber "Newt" Williams
Date of birth: March 17, 1867
Date of death: September 8, 1932

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 61 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan
H 61-2 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 36th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan
H 61 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan
H 61 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan
H 61 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan
H 68 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan

Terms of Service top

House District 61
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 61-2
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 61
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 61
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 61
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan
House District 68
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: McLennan

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 42nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., 9/20/1932, p. 369. Newton Barber Williams, death date 9/8/1932. Resolutions - Memorial.
  • 42nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., Senate Simple Resolution 13, 9/9/1932, p. 122. Death date 9/9/1932. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - Newton B. Williams, McLennan County, age 33, born March 1867 in Texas, attorney at law.
    Census of 1910 - N.B. Williams, McLennan County, age 42, born circa 1868 in Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
  • Newton B. Williams, birth date 3/17/1867 in Texas; death date 9/8/1932 in Waco, McLennan County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • N.B. Williams (March 1866 - Sept. 1932), burial in Lorena Cemetery, Lorena, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Newton Barber Williams, "Death Takes Leader of Bar in Waco: Newt Williams, 64, Who Died Thursday Night at His Home, Will Be Buried at Lorena Saturday," 9/9/1932, p. 1. Death date Thursday, 9/8/1932. "He was a member of the legislature from McLennan county, being returned a number of times, and he always took keen interest in state and national political affairs." Waco Times-Herald.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Agriculture (Chair) 
Appropriations  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Insurance  
Penitentiary Investigating  
Site for State Park  
36th R.S. - 1919
Banks and Banking  
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Insurance (Chair) 
Judiciary  
35th R.S. - 1917
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Insurance  
Municipal Corporations  
Reforms in Civil Procedure  
Reforms in Criminal Procedure  
34th R.S. - 1915
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Judiciary  
Military Affairs  
Private Corporations  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Common Carriers  
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Private Corporations  
State Affairs  
32nd R.S. - 1911
Common Carriers  
Congressional Districts  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Judiciary  
Prohibition Amendment Election held July 22, 1911, Investigate  

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