William Jesse Galbreath

Full Name: William Jesse Galbreath
Date of birth: November 27, 1878
Date of death: November 19, 1941

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	22	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Wharton / Wharton		Jackson, Wharton

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House District 22
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wharton / Wharton
Counties in district: Jackson, Wharton

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Resolutions and Journal entries

48th Legislature, R.S., HSR 55. William Jessey Galbreath, birth date 11/23/1878, death date 11/19/1941. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

William Jesse Galbreath, birth date 11/27/1878 in Texas; death date 11/19/1941 in Wharton, Wharton County; blacksmith. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
William Jesse Galbreath, birth date 11/27/1878; permanent home address in Wharton, Wharton County; blacksmith; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Wharton County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
William J. Galbreath (1878-1941), burial in Wharton City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton County, with spouse Ella A. Galbreath. Includes photos of William Jesse Galbreath, ca. 1940; and Will Galbreath's campaigning car, ca. 1938. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, "Rep. Galbreath, Sales Tax Foe, Dies in Wharton," 11/21/1941, p. 19. "W.J. Galbreath, outspoken member of the group of 56 legislators who bitterly and successfully fought a proposed sales tax constitutional amendment at the general session in 1939 . . . also widely known as the 'Blacksmith Legislator.'" San Angelo Standard-Times.

Photographs

Photograph. W.J. Galbreath, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

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46th R.S. - 1939
Banks and Banking
Judicial Districts
Penitentiaries
School Districts
State Eleemsoynary and Reformatory Institutions

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