W.C. Middleton

William Cosby Middleton

Full Name: William Cosby Middleton
Date of birth: December 3, 1875
Date of death: December 30, 1920

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 30 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Point / Rains   Rains, Wood

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House District 30
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Point / Rains
Counties in district: Rains, Wood

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Other Resources

  • Census of 1920 - William Middleton, Deport, Lamar County, age 44, born circa 1876 in Arkansas, merchant/grocery, spouse Annie.
    No W.C. Middleton in Rains County Census, 1900-1920. FamilySearch. 1920
  • William Cosby Middleton, birth date 12/3/1875, death date 12/30/1920, burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Deport, Lamar County. Find a Grave.
  • Death notice, "Author of Chicken Salad Probe Dies," 1/1/1921, p. 5. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • Mentioned in CHICKEN SALAD CASE, relating to the impeachment charges against Governor James E. Ferguson in 1917. Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Obituary, W.C. Middleton, "Former Rains County Main Dies at Pattonville," 1/1/1921, p. 3. Paris Morning News.
  • 34th Legislature (1915) - W.C. Middleton, postoffice Point, nativity Arkansas, age 3_ [sic], farmer and minister, 17 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

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34th R.S. - 1915
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Game and Fisheries  
Liquor Traffic  
Revenue and Taxation  
Stock and Stock Raising  

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