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William Edgar Thomason
Full Name: William Edgar Thomason
Date of birth: July 23, 1872
Date of death: April 13, 1938
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
S
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3
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
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42nd
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(2)
41st
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42nd
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(2)
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Democrat
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
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Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
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H
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7
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Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
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37th
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Democrat
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Nacogdoches
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H
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7
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Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
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36th
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Democrat
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Nacogdoches
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H
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7
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Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
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35th
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Democrat
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Nacogdoches / Nacogdoches
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Nacogdoches
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(1)
42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 9/8/1931.
Senate Journal.
(2)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biography, 1/25/1929, p. 7.
Houston Post-Dispatch.
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Military Service Notes |
Corporal, 1st Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, William E. Thomason, death date 4/13/1938, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County.
Find a Grave.
Thomason, William Edgar. United States Volunteers, Spanish-American War
Call Number: 401-252. Troop A, 1st Texas Volunteer Cavalry, postoffice address Nacogdoches, Texas.
Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
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Other Resources |
Obituary, W. Edgar Thomason, 4/15/1938. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches.
Dallas Morning News.
W.E. Thomason, born 7/23/1871 in Nacogdoches, married Julia Hale. Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 14.
Fort Worth Record.
William E. Thomason.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
W.E. Thomason, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.E. Thomason, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.E. Thomason, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.E. Thomason, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.E. Thomason, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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