William Dade Cope

Full Name: William Dade Cope
Date of birth: July 7, 1873
Date of death: November 13, 1954

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	104	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Childress / Childress	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley
H	104	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Childress / Childress	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley
H	104	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Childress / Childress	Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

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House District 104
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

House District 104
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

House District 104
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Childress / Childress
Counties in district: Childress, Cottle, Hall, Motley

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

Former Texas Adjutant General; served in World War I. Austin Statesman.
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/7/1873; residence in Childress, Childress County; with Adjutant General office, State of Texas, State Capitol, Austin, Texas; nearest relative Marion S. Cope (wife); draft registration 9/9/1918 in Childress County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
United States Army, Private, Quartermaster Corps, Army Brigadier General. William Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1873, death date 11/13/1954; residence in Austin, Texas. FamilySearch United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Rites Today for Former State Official," 11/14/1954, p. B4. William D. Cope, "member of the Legislature from Childress." Austin Statesman.
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/7/1873 in Bastrop County, father James B. Cope, mother Laura Lee. FamilySearch Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981.
William Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1873 in Bastrop County; death date 11/13/1954 in Austin, Travis County; Adjutant General deputy, State of Texas - Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Wm. Dade Cope, birth date 7/17/1872, death date 11/13/1954, burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Marion Sayles Cope. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "Governor causes much excitement . . . Directs personal remark at state senator, which causes uproar . . . He wants an investigation . . . The resolution introduced asks for thorough probing of activities of James E. Ferguson," 3/4/1917, pp. 1, 6, 12. Galveston Daily News.
Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Cope, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Cope, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Cope, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Agriculture Central Investigating Committee Common Carriers Insurance Labor Liquor Traffic Prepare Articles of Impeachment Against Governor James E. Ferguson Revenue and Taxation Senatorial Districts
34th R.S. - 1915 Agriculture Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Counties Insurance Labor Revenue and Taxation State Asylums
33rd R.S. - 1913 Agriculture Insurance Juvenile Reforms Labor Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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