William Allen Tarver

Full Name: William Allen Tarver
Date of birth: May 30, 1883
Date of death: May 15, 1940

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	58	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Freestone, Navarro
H	40	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro
H	40	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro	Navarro

(1) Mentioned in "Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. Wichita Daily Times.
(2) 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.

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House District 58
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Freestone, Navarro

House District 40
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

House District 40
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, August 1940, p. 397. Texas Bar Journal.
Portraits and biographical sketches, "Our Friends in the Legislature," Volume V, No. 1, May 1909, pp. 14-17. Texas State Journal of Medicine, 1905.

Photographs

Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.A. Tarver, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Congressional Districts Judicial Districts Judiciary Labor Municipal Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure Supreme Judicial Districts
32nd R.S. - 1911 Civil and Criminal Procedure Federal Relations Mines and Mining Municipal Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking Contingent Expenses Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Mines and Mining (Chair) Municipal Corporations Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure
31st R.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence Education Judiciary Municipal Corporations

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