William Wesley Lawson

Full Name: William Wesley Lawson
Date of birth: April 17, 1854
Date of death: December 16, 1926

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
H	2	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Annona / Red River		Red River
H	2	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Annona / Red River		Red River

(1) 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.

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House District 2
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Annona / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

House District 2
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Annona / Red River
Counties in district: Red River

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Resolutions and Journal entries

40th Legislature, R.S., 1/31/1927, p. 283. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - William W. Lawson, Red River County, age 46, born April 1854 in Texas, farmer, spouse Margaret A.
Census of 1910 - Will W. Lawson, Red River county, age 56, born circa 1854 in Texas, widowed. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
W.W. Lawson, birth date 4/17/1854 in Texas; death date 12/16/1926 in Annona, Red River County; cotton buyer.
William Wesley Lawson, father of Ethel Lawson Williams, death date 7/5/1965. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Ethel Lawson Williams W.W. Lawson
W.W. Lawson, birth date 4/17/1854, death date 12/16/1926, burial in Annona Cemetery, Annona, Red River County. Includes full name William Wesley Lawson, member of 31st-32nd Legislatures, cited to obituary in Deport Times 12/24/1926, and death records for Red River County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Pioneer Citizen of Red River Dies: W.W. Lawson Buried Friday Within Short Distance of Birthplace," 12/19/1926, p. 3. Paris Morning News.
Obituary, "W.W. Lawson Dies Thursday at Home in Red River," The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Texas), 12/17/1926, p. 1, crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W. W. Lawson, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W. W. Lawson, 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.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Education Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Representative Districts
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Agriculture Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements Public Debt (Chair) State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising

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