William Brecheen Hamilton

Full Name: William Brecheen Hamilton
Date of birth: August 23, 1874
Date of death: August 2, 1951

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	33	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Commerce / Hunt		Hunt
H	33	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Commerce / Hunt		Hunt

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William Brecheen Hamilton. Represented Hunt County in the 29th-30th Legislatures, birth date 8/23/1873. Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H. The Encyclopedia of Texas, Volume 2, 1922, p. 627. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "W.B. Hamilton Rites To Be Held Saturday," 8/4/1951, p. 3. "William Brecheen Hamilton . . . was a former member of the Texas Legislature, having served from 1905 to 1909 as a representative from Hunt County." Dallas Morning News.
William B. Hamilton, birth date 8/23/1874, death date 8/2/1951, burial in Little Bethel Memorial Park, Duncanville, Dallas County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.
29th Legislature (1905) - W.B. Hamilton, postoffice Commerce, nativity Texas, age 31 (born circa 1874), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W.B. Hamilton, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.B. Hamilton, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 New York American, Investigate (Chair) Insurance Municipal Corporations Private Corporations Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Rules (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Common Carriers Judicial Districts Judiciary

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