Wilburn Haywood Wiggs
Full Name: Wilburn Haywood WiggsDate of birth: October 26, 1873
Date of death: February 12, 1949
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 37 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Fannin, Lamar | |
| H | 37 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Fannin, Lamar |
Terms of Service top
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House District 37
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 Legislatures: 42nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Paris / Lamar Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar |
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House District 37
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 Legislatures: 41st Party: Democrat Home City/County: Paris / Lamar Counties in district: Fannin, Lamar |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- W.H. Wiggs. House Journal.
- 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 93. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/3/1929, p. 9. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Other Resources
- Wilburn Haywood Wiggs, birth date 10/26/1873, home address in Paris, Lamar County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Mentioned as a leading proponent of anti-evolution bills in the 1920's, pp. 57-58 (HB 97, 38th Legislature, R.S.; HB 378, 39th Legislature, R.S.; HB 90, 41st Legislature, R.S.). Ledbetter, Patsy. "Defense of the Faith: J. Frank Norris and Texas Fundamentalism, 1920-1929," Arizona and the West, Vol. 15, No. 1, Spring, 1973, pp. 45-62. JSTOR.
- W.H. Wiggs, minister, age 55 in 1929, born in Texas, Democrat. Obituary, "Former Representative, W.H. Wiggs, Dies at 75," "Special to The News," states: "for many years a Paris Methodist preacher, Wiggs was in the grocery business . . . he was assistant reading clerk in the House of Representative in 1933." Birth date 10/26/1873. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
- Wilbur H. Wiggs. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hatch celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 7/7/1974. "Mr. and Mrs. Hatch were married at the home of her uncle, the Rev. W.H. (Wilburn) Wiggs of Paris," 6/30/1974, p. II-2. Paris News.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.H. Wiggs, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.H. Wigg, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Common Carriers Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Liquor Traffic State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions | ||
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41st R.S. - 1929
Congressional Districts Labor Liquor Traffic State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions |
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