William Lewis Hill

Full Name: William Lewis "Will" Hill
Date of birth: July 3, 1867
Date of death: June 8, 1937

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 20 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Huntsville / Walker   Trinity, Walker
H 20 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Huntsville / Walker   Trinity, Walker

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • "He was a former county attorney of Waller County and also a former state representative." "Will Lewis Hill's Funeral Set Today," 6/9/1937, p. 2, and obituary, Will Lewis Hill, 6/9/1937, p. 21. Houston Chronicle.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1900 - William L. Hill, Huntsville, Walker County, age 33, born July 1867, lawyer, wife Ida, son Hamlin.
    Census of 1910 - W.L. Hill, Huntsville, Walker County, age 41, born circa 1869, lawyer, wife Ida, son Hamlin.
    Census of 1920 - William L. Hill, Houston, Harris County, age 52, born circa 1868, lawyer, wife Ida, son Hamlin.
    Census of 1930 - William L. Hill, Houston, Harris County, age 62, born circa 1869, attorney, wife Ida A. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930
  • Will Lewis Hill, birth date 7/3/1867 in Waverly, death date 6/8/1937 in Houston, attorney, burial in Huntsville, wife Ida Angiers Hill. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • William L. Hill (1867-1937), burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, with Ida A. Hill. Find a Grave.
  • 34th Legislature (1915) - W.L. Hill, postoffice Huntsville, nativity Texas, age 48 (born circa 1867), lawyer, 48 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 33rd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.L. Hill, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.L. Hill, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Federal Relations  
Judiciary  
Private Corporations  
Public Debt  
33rd R.S. - 1913
Appropriations  
Indeterminate Sentencing Law, Investigate  
Judiciary  
Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) 
Reforms in Civil Procedure  

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