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W.A. Tarver

William Allen Tarver

Full Name: William Allen Tarver
Date of birth: May 30, 1883
Date of death: May 15, 1940

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 58 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd (1)   Democrat Corsicana / Navarro   Freestone, Navarro
H 40 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd   Democrat Corsicana / Navarro   Navarro
H 40 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (2)   Democrat Corsicana / Navarro   Navarro

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Mentioned in "Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. Wichita Daily Times. ↩
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
33rd (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district:
Freestone, Navarro

Legislatures:
32nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district:
Navarro

Legislatures:
31st (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district:
Navarro

Terms of service notes


(1) Mentioned in "Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. Wichita Daily Times. ↩
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Biographical Information

  • Memorial, August 1940, p. 397. Texas Bar Journal.
  • Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our Friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.
  • Biographical sketch, William A. Tarver, Volume V, p. 133. Born 5/30/1883 in Pike County, Mississippi. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

  • Obituary and photo, "Funeral Services Friday for Wm. A. Tarver," 5/17/1920, p. 12. Born 5/30/1883 in Pike County, Mississippi. Corsicana Semi-Weekly Light.
  • W.A. Tarver, birth date 5/30/1883; death date 5/15/1940 in Corsicana, Navarro County; assistant U.S. attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • William Allen Tarver, birth date 5/30/1883; permanent home address in Corsicana, Navarro County; lawyer; nearest relative Esther Mae Tarver; draft registration in Corsicana, Navarro County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • William A. Tarver, birth date 5/29/1883, death date 5/15/1940, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, with spouse Esther W. Tarver. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Southwestern Mourns Death of W.A. Tarver, Prominent Ex," The Megaphone (Georgetown, Texas), 5/21/1940, p. 2, crediting Southwestern University. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

  • Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

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