William Robert Nabours

Full Name: William Robert Nabours
Date of birth: March 5, 1884
Date of death: May 31, 1962

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	49	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Montague / Montague		Montague
H	49	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Montague / Montague		Montague

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House District 49
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Montague / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

House District 49
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Montague / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

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Resolutions and Journal entries

W.O. Nabours (33rd); W.R. Nabours (34th). House Journal. 33rd R.S. 34th R.S.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Nabours, 78, Succumbs At His Home," 5/31/1962, p. A42. "Nabours first came to Austin in 1913 as state representative from Montague County. He served in the House from 1913 to 1917." Austin Statesman.
William R. Nabours, birth date 3/5/1884 in Guntersville, Alabama; death date 5/31/1962 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Robert Nabours, birth date 3/5/1884; home address in Montague, Montague County; Clerk in State Comptroller Dept.; wife Lula Nabours; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Montague County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
William R. Nabours, birth date 3/5/1884, death date 5/31/1962, burial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.
W.R. Nabours. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
33rd Legislature (1913) - W.R. Nabours, postoffice Montague, nativity Alabama, age 28, student, 27 years in Texas, Democrat.
34th Legislature (1915) - W.R. Nabours, postoffice Montague, nativity Alabama, no age listed, insurance, 29 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 33rd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 33rd
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. N.R. Nabours, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Nabours, 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.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Criminal Jurisprudence Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Claims and Accounts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Rules
33rd R.S. - 1913 Education Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Reforms in Civil Procedure Rules State Asylums

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