Thomas Bestor Williams

Full Name: Thomas Bestor Williams
Other surnames: Willis
Date of birth: November 24, 1861
Date of death: June 5, 1923

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	68	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis
H	68	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis

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House District 68
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

House District 68
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

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Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 3rd C.S., 6/8/1923, p. 317. Resolutions - Memorial.
39th Legislature, R.S., 2/11/1925, p. 584. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, "Thomas B. Williams Dies at His Home: Interurban Builder to Be Buried at Waxahachie Wednesday," p. 3. Birth date 11/24/1861. "He represented Ellis County in the Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Legislatures." Dallas Morning News.
Biographical sketch, Thomas Bestor Williams, pp. 132-133. Born 11/24/1861 in Kemper County, Mississippi. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Thomas B. Williams, birth date 11/24/1861 or 11/26/1861 in Kemper County, Mississippi; death date 6/5/1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; lawyer, Dallas Power & Light Co. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. T.B. Willis, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.B. Williams, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

25th R.S. - 1897 Deaf & Dumb Institute, Special Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Secretary of State's Department, Special Uniformity of Text-books, Special
24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs (Chair) Commerce and Manufactures Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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