William Brecheen Hamilton

Full Name: William Brecheen Hamilton
Date of birth: August 23, 1873
Date of death: August 3, 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

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House District 33
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Commerce / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

House District 33
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Commerce / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William Brecheen Hamilton. Born 8/23/1873 at Ladonia, Fannin County. Represented Hunt County in the 29th-30th Legislatures. 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." Born 8/23/1873; died Thursday, 8/3/1951. Dallas Morning News.
Census of 1900 - William B. Hamilton, Hunt County, age 27, born August 1873 in Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch.
William Brechman [sic] Hamilton, birth date 8/23/1878 in Texas [sic, 78 years of age]; death date 8/3/1951 in Duncanville, Dallas County; attorney; burial in Little Bethel Cemetery, Duncanville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
William B. Hamilton, birth date 8/23/1874, death date 8/2/1951, burial in Little Bethel Memorial Park, Duncanville, Dallas County. Includes reprint of obituary, "W.B. Hamilton Rites To Be Held Saturday." Find a Grave.
Obituary, William Brecheen Hamilton, "Dallas Attorney and Cattleman Is Dead," Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger, 8/4/1951, p. 8, crediting Cooke County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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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