William Elbert Heatly

Full Name: William Elbert Heatly
Date of birth: December 25, 1884
Date of death: May 26, 1960

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	104	Jan 26, 1949 - Feb 15, 1949	51st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche		Comanche, Mills
H	104	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	De Leon / Comanche		Comanche, Mills

(1) 51st Legislature - J.R. Eanes elected, but never sworn. Resigned for health reasons without qualifying 1/13/1949. W.E. Heatly, Representative for the 104th district in the 50th Legislature retained seat until election of successor, p. 73. House Journal.
(2) William E. Heatly, incumbent of 50th Leg., was held over and was sworn and seated 1/26/1949, when J.R. Eanes resigned 1/13/1949, before being sworn in. Arthur E. Gromatzky, in special election 2/10/1949, succeeded Heatly and was sworn 2/15/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 26. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. William E. Heatly. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
William Elbert Heatly, birth date 12/25/1886, death date 5/26/1960, residence in Brownwood, Texas, enlistment date 4/26/1919. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
United States Army, Private, Company A, 157th Infantry, World War I. Military grave marker, William E. Heatly, birth date 12/25/1884, death date 5/26/1960, burial in De Leon Cemetery, De Leon, Comanche County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

William E. Heatly, birth date 12/25/1885, death date 5/26/1960 in Temple, Bell County, school teacher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Heatly, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings
50th R.S. - 1947 Education Enrolled Bills Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Roads Public Health

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