William Nelson Adams

Full Name: William Nelson "Uncle Bill" Adams
Date of birth: June 4, 1848
Date of death: June 15, 1926

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	26	Jan 12, 1909 - Aug 10, 1912	31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Brownwood / Brown		Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba

(1) Resigned from Legislature 8/10/1912, appointed Superintendent of Board of Managers of Institution for Training of Juveniles at Gatesville on 8/9/1912. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(2) Adams resigned 8/10/1912. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/10/1911, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 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), 1910.
(5) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 26
Jan 12, 1909 - Aug 10, 1912
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Brownwood / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Erath, Llano, McCulloch, Mills, Runnels, San Saba

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Other Resources

Census of 1900 - William N. Adams, Brownwood, Brown County, age 52, born June 1848 in Tennessee, county treasurer, wife Kate L. FamilySearch.
William Nelson Adams, birth date 6/4/1848 in Knox County, Tennessee; death date 6/15/1926 in Brownwood, Brown County, Texas; stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.N. Adams, birth date 6/4/1848, death date 6/15/1926, burial in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown County, with wife Kate L. Adams. Includes family photos and death notice in Longview News Journal, 6/15/1926, "W.N. Adams, 78, widely known as Uncle Bill, first tax collector of Brown county, former sheriff and state senator . . . " Find a Grave.
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
32nd Legislature (1911) - W.N. Adams, Brownwood, Brown County, nativity Tennessee, stockman, Democrat, age 62. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W.N. Adams, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.N. Adams, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Agricultural Affairs Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Judiciary No. 2 Military Affairs Privileges and Elections Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Reagan Papers, Investigate Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
31st R.S. - 1909 Contingent Expenses Counties and County Boundaries Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)

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