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William Nelson Adams Full Name: William Nelson Adams Date of birth: June 4, 1848 Date of death: June 15, 1926 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top 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. 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 - 1/10/1911, p. 1, listed in Roll Call with "holdover Senators." 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 - 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call as "Senator-elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Other Resources Ancestral File - William Nelson Adams, birth date 6/4/1848 in Knox, Tennessee; death date 6/15/1926 in Brownwood, Brown, Texas; burial 6/16/1926 in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood. Marriage to Kate L. Haden, 1876 in Brownwood. FamilySearch. William Nelson "Uncle Bill" Adams, birth date 6/4/1848, death date 6/15/1926, photos, interment in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood. Find a Grave. Census of 1900, Brownwood, Brown County, Texas - William N. Adams, age 52, born June 1848 in Tennessee, wife Kate L. HeritageQuest Online. 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, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.N. Adams, 32nd 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 Informationtop 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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