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W.W. McCrory

Wilton Wade McCrory

Full Name: Wilton Wade McCrory
Date of birth: January 27, 1873
Date of death: June 30, 1960

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 73 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Edna / Jackson   Jackson, Wharton
H 73 Sep 16, 1914 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (1) (2)   Democrat Wharton / Wharton   Jackson, Wharton

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(2) In Senate, William L. Hall, sworn 8/18/1913, succeeded John E. Kauffman, death announced 7/23/1913. In House, Wilton McCrory, sworn 9/16/1914, succeeded William L. Hall, resigned 8/18/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
34th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Edna / Jackson
Counties in district:
Jackson, Wharton

Legislatures:
33rd (1) (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Wharton / Wharton
Counties in district:
Jackson, Wharton

Terms of service notes


(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(2) In Senate, William L. Hall, sworn 8/18/1913, succeeded John E. Kauffman, death announced 7/23/1913. In House, Wilton McCrory, sworn 9/16/1914, succeeded William L. Hall, resigned 8/18/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Memorial, October 1960, p. 693. Texas Bar Journal.

  • Wilton Wade McCrory, birth date 1/27/1873 in Airmount, Mississippi; death date 6/30/1960 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; judge - criminal court - law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Obituary and photo, "Judge McCrory, 88, Veteran Jurist of San Antonio, Is Buried in Edna," The Edna Herald, 7/7/1960, p. 1, crediting Jackson County Memorial Library. "From 1913 to 1915 McCrory was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, and after that, until 1920, he was county judge of Jackson County." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

  • Photograph. W.W. McCrory, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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