
William S. Foster
Full Name: William Stephen "Bill, Willie" FosterDate of birth: August 7, 1896
Date of death: February 17, 1980
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 97-2 | Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 | 49th | Democrat | Waco / McLennan | McLennan |
Terms of Service top
House District 97-2
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 Legislatures: 49th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Waco / McLennan Counties in district: McLennan |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 100. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, June 1980, p. 603. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Navy, Apprentice Seaman, Boatswains Mate 2nd Class, World War I. Willie Stephen Foster, age 21 yrs. 5 mos. at entrance, home address Waco. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- United States Navy, World War I. "W.S. Foster took time off from his studies in 1917 to serve with the U.S. Navy's North Atlantic Mine Sweeping Fleet." Resolutions - Memorial.
Other Resources
- Willie Stephen Foster, death date 2/17/1980 in Bell County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
- Willie Stephen Foster, birth date 8/7/1896 in Crockett, Texas; residence in Waco, McLennan County; draft registration 4/27/1942 in McLennan County. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
- W.S. (Bill) Foster, birth date 8/7/1896, death date 2/17/1980, burial in Waco Memorial Park, Robinson, McLennan County. Includes photo and obituary. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, "Colorful Career of W.S. Foster Ends at 83 Years: Citizen Founder Succumbs," 2/19/1980, p. 1. Founder of the Waco Citizen newspaper; "served in the Texas Legislature representing Waco and McLennan County in the 49th session in 1945 and 1946." Waco Citizen.
- Obituary and photo, "W.S. Foster Rites Slated," 2/18/1980, pp. 1A, 2A. Waco Tribune-Herald.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.S. Foster, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
49th R.S. - 1945
Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Labor Liquor Regulation Military Affairs Public Printing |
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