William T. Shannon

Full Name: William T. Shannon
Date of birth: February 8, 1855
Date of death: May 19, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	70	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Belton / Bell	Bell
H	70	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Belton / Bell	Bell
H	65	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Belton / Bell	Bell
H	65	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Belton / Bell	Bell

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., v. 1, 8/4/1911, p. 59. Died during the month of May 1911. Democrat. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William T. Shannon, pp. 147-148. Born 2/8/1855 in Walker County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - William T. Shanon [Shannon], Belton, Bell County, age 45, born February 1855 in Texas, lawyer, spouse Alice W.
Census of 1910 - William T. Shannon, Hamlin, Jones County, age 55, lawyer, spouse Alice W. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
W.T. Shannon, born in Madison County, died 5/19/1911 in Hamlin, Jones County. Mayor of Hamlin. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.T. Shannon, burial in Hamlin North Cemetery, Hamlin, Jones County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, W.T. Shannon, The Lampasas Daily Leader, 5/20/1911, p. 1, crediting Lampasas Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. W.T. Shannon, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Shannon, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Shannon, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Shannon, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Insurance Judicial Districts Private Corporations
28th R.S. - 1903 Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation Rules (Chair)
27th R.S. - 1901 Blind Asylum Constitutional Amendments (Chair) First National Bank of Austin, Investigate Judiciary No. 1 Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs State Investigating
26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 2 State Affairs

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