W.M. Harman

William Murdock Harman

Full Name: William Murdock Harman
Date of birth: October 24, 1874
Date of death: March 17, 1957

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 96 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 21 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (5)   Democrat Oakdale / Liberty   Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal.
(4) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) 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.

Terms of Service top

House District 96
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan
House District 96
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan
House District 96
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan
House District 96
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan
House District 96
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waco / McLennan
Counties in district: Bell, Falls, McLennan
House District 21
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st (5)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Oakdale / Liberty
Counties in district: Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal.
(4) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) 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.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • William Murdock Harman papers. Biographical sketch. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Appropriations (Chair) 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Selling State Jobs  
Education  
Reductions in State Appropriations, Special  
Revenue and Taxation  
Rules  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Conservation and Reclamation  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Public Lands and Buildings  
Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair) 
41st R.S. - 1929
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Education  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation (Vice Chair) 
40th R.S. - 1927
Constitutional Amendments  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Public Lands and Buildings (Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
39th R.S. - 1925
Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Purchase Stephen F. Austin Portrait  
Revenue and Taxation  
31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Claims and Accounts  
Education  
Forestry  
Irrigation  
31st R.S. - 1909
Claims and Accounts  
Education  
Forestry  

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