Whitaker Baines Silliman
Full Name: Whitaker Baines Silliman, Sr.Date of birth: February 18, 1866
Date of death: February 15, 1939
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 102 | Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 | 30th | Democrat | Eldorado / Schleicher | Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green |
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House District 102
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909 Legislatures: 30th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Eldorado / Schleicher Counties in district: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Menard, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 135, 2/20/1939, pp. 629-630. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Whitaker B. Silliman, Volume V, pp. 2334-2335. Birth date 2/18/1866. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Other Resources
- Whitaker Baines Silliman, birth date 2/18/1866 in San Felipe, Austin County; death date 2/15/1939 in Fort Stockton, Pecos County. W. Bains Silliman, attorney in 1926 Abilene City Directory, spouse Agnes Silliman. Barnes Family Tree; U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995. Ancestry.com.
- Census of 1900 - [Whiteh] Silliman, Schleicher County, age 34, born February 1866 in Texas, spouse Agnes D.
Census of 1910 - W.B. Silliman, Schleicher County, age 43, lawyer, spouse Agnes.
Census of 1920 - W.B. Silliman, Schleicher County, age 52, lawyer, spouse Agnes.
Census of 1930 - W. Baines Silliman, Pecos County, Fort Stockton Enumeration District, age 62, lawyer, spouse Agnes. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920 1930 - W.B. Silliman, Sr., birth date 2/18/1865 in Austin County; death date 2/15/1939 in Fort Stockton, Pecos County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- W.B. Silliman (1866-1939), burial in Christoval Cemetery, Christoval, Tom Green County, with spouse Agnes Silliman. Find a Grave.
- Whitaker B. Silliman. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Obituary, W.B. Silliman, "Early Eldorado Realtor Dies at Fort Stockton," 2/16/1939, p. 6. "He was a Representative in the Texas Legislature in 1908 . . . " Vernon Daily Record.
Photographs
- Photograph. W.B. Silliman, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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