Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 13, 1953	51st 52nd	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton
H	95	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Temple / Bell		Bell

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

76th Legislature, R.S., HR 213. Resolutions - Memorial.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2001.
Memorial, September 2000, p. 818. Texas Bar Journal.
Shofner, William Algee. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

FBI, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. W.A. Shofner, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. Shofner, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. A. Shofner, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Civil Jurisprudence Congressional Districts Federal Relations Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Internal Improvements Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)
51st R.S. - 1949 Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Game and Fish Insurance Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Interstate Cooperation Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure Penitentiaries Public Health Representative Districts (Vice Chair) State Institutions and Departments
44th R.S. - 1935 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections

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