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William Arthur Hanger Full Name: William Arthur Hanger Date of birth: October 9, 1869 Date of death: June 8, 1944 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 30 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907 29th (1) (2)   28th (3)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant Senate President Pro Tempore (29th)   Hood, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant S 30 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (4)   26th (5)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Hood, Parker, Somervell, Tarrant (1) 29th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/10/1905, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (2) 29th Legislature - 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the hold over Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (4) 27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal. (5) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 233, pp. 2198-2199. Birth date 10/9/1869, death date 6/8/1944. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Portrait and biographical sketch, p. 131. Texans and Their State: A Newspaper Reference Work, 1918. Memorial, October 1944, p. 334. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources William Arthur Hanger, birth date 10/9/1869, death date 6/8/1944, interment in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave. Mentioned in Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984. Portrait William B. [sic] Hanger, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984. "Services Set for Texas Bar Vet," 6/9/1944, p. 2 (Fort Worth, Associated Press). Died Thursday at 9:40 p.m., 6/8/1944. San Antonio Light. Photographs Photograph. W.A. Hanger,26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Hanger,27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Hanger,28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.A. Hanger,29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs   City and Town Corporations   Commerce and Manufactures   Contingent Expenses   County and County Boundaries (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 2   Pan American College of Commerce   Rules (Chair)  28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries   Educational Affairs   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Judiciary No. 2   Rules   State Penitentiaries   Town and City Corporations   27th R.S. - 1901 Apportionment   Constitutional Amendments   Enrolled Bills   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Rules   State Affairs   Visit Storm Stricken District of Texas Coast (Co-Chair)  26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures   Contingent Expenses   Educational Affairs   Federal Relations   Internal Improvements   Military Affairs (Chair)  Public Health   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns and City Corporations

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