Wilbur Claude Davis
Full Name: Wilbur Claude DavisDate of birth: January 16, 1875
Date of death: April 10, 1940
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 45 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (1) | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos | |
| H | 45 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).
Terms of Service top
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House District 45
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
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House District 45
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Joseph Green Davis, Volume V, pp. 2225-2226. Born 7/28/1844 in Crenshaw County, Alabama. Relatives: Joseph Green Davis - father; Wilbur Claud Davis - son. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
- Photo and biographical sketch, Hon. W.C. Davis, District Attorney Twentieth Judicial District, "Business and Professional Me: Officials and Progressive Citizens," The Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot, 4/22/1913, p. 9. "In 1906 he was elected a member of the Legislature from Brazos County . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Memorial, June 1940, p. 263. Texas Bar Journal.
- Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our Friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.
Other Resources
- Obituary and photo, "Judge Davis Passes After Short Illness: Funeral Will Be Friday at 1st Baptist . . . ," 4/11/1940, pp. 1, 6. Born 1/18/1875 in Alabama, son of J. Green Davis. Member of 30th-31st Legislatures. Bryan Eagle.
- Wilbur Claude Davis, birth date 1/16/1876 in Alabama; death date 4/10/1940 in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas; lawyer, district judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Wilbur Claude Davis (1875-1940), burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Bryan, Brazos County. Includes photo and obituary from Bryan Eagle. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. Wilbur C. Davis, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.C. Davis, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Appropriations Judiciary | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the Blind Institute Banks and Banking Judiciary (Chair) Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Rules | ||
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30th R.S. - 1907
Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Education Private Corporations |
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