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S.W. Tinner

Samuel William Tinner

Full Name: Samuel William Tinner, Sr.
Date of birth: August 8, 1861
Date of death: April 26, 1935

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 56 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Whitney / Hill   Hill
H 56 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Whitney / Hill   Hill

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
35th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Whitney / Hill
Counties in district:
Hill

Legislatures:
34th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Whitney / Hill
Counties in district:
Hill

Biographical Information

  • Census of 1900 - Samuel W. Tinner, Hill County, born August 1862 in Tennessee, farmer, spouse Lizzie F.
    Census of 1910 - Sam W. Tinner, Hill County, born circa 1863 in Tennessee, farmer, spouse Jessie F., married 22 years. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
  • Samuel William Tinner, father of Samuel William Tinner (1903-1975, mother Jessie Frances). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Sam W. Tinner, Sr., birth date 8/19/1861, death date 4/26/1935, burial in Peoria Cemetery, Peoria, Hill County, with spouse Jessie F. Tinner. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Former Legislator, S.W. Tinner, Is Buried," 4/27/1935, p. 2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • 35th Legislature (1917) - S.W. Tinner, postoffice Whitney, nativity Tennessee, age 55 (born circa 1862), 27 years in Texas, farmer, member of former legislatures: 34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. 35th
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.
  • Selected newspaper articles

  • Photograph. S.W. Tinner, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. S.W. Tinner, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

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