William Howard Driggers

Full Name: William Howard Driggers
Other surnames: Driggars
Date of birth: October 26, 1850
Date of death: March 21, 1943

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	27	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Willis / Montgomery	Grimes, Montgomery
H	26	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Willis / Montgomery	Montgomery, Trinity, Walker
H	26	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Willis / Montgomery	Montgomery, Trinity, Walker

(1) 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 27
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Willis / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

House District 26
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Willis / Montgomery
Counties in district: Montgomery, Trinity, Walker

House District 26
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Willis / Montgomery
Counties in district: Montgomery, Trinity, Walker

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

W.H. Driggers, Willis. House Journal. 30th 31st 38th

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
Census of 1910 - Wm. H. Driggers, Montgomery County, age 59, born circa 1851 in Alabama, farmer, wife Emma M., daughter Mary Lizzie.
Census of 1920 - William H. Driggars, Montgomery County, age 69, born circa 1851 in Alabama, farmer, widowed.
Census of 1930 - William H. Driggars, Montgomery County, age 79, born circa 1851 in Alabama, farmer.
W.H. Driggras, marriage to Emma Wood, 8/1/1880 in Montgomery County, Texas. FamilySearch. 1910 1920 1930 Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965
William Howard Driggans [Driggars], birth date 10/26/1850 in Alabama; death date 3/21/1943 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas; farmer, widowed. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.H. Driggars' wife, Mary Emily Driggars, birth date 8/8/1847, death date 1/19/1913, burial in Willis Cemetery, Willis, Montgomery County, with daughter Mary E. Driggars. Find a Grave.
"Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Wood Dead," 6/16/1909, p. 7. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Wood died at Willis, Texas, 6/12/1909, pioneer of Montgomery County, and mother of Mrs. W.H. Driggars. Houston Post.
Name spelled interchangeably as Driggers or Driggars in newspapers from Conroe, Willis, and Montgomery County, 1902-1922. For example, W.H. Driggers, candidate for Representative, Willis Progress, 9/10/1908, p. 4, Montgomery County Memorial Library; and W.H. Driggars, candidate for House of Representatives, "Clarke Withdraws in Favor of W.H. Driggars," Conroe Courier, 6/23/1922, pp. 1, 5, crediting Montgomery County Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). June 23, 1922 September 10, 1908
30th Legislature (1907) - W.H. Driggers, postoffice Willis, nativity Alabama, age 57 (born circa 1850), farmer, 30 years in Texas, Democrat.
31st Legislature (1909) - W.H. Driggers, postoffice Willis, nativity Alabama, age 61 (born circa 1848), farmer, 32 years in Texas, Democrat, member former legislatures: 30th.
38th Legislature (1923) - W.H. Driggers, postoffice Willis, nativity Alabama, age 70 (born circa 1853), farmer, Democrat, member former legislatures: 30th-31st. Texas Legislative Manual. 30th 31st 38th

Photographs

Photograph. W.H. Driggers, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Driggers, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.H. Driggers, 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.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Constitutional Amendments Public Health School Districts State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Counties Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture Counties Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Counties Forestry Liquor Traffic Penitentiaries Public Debt State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising

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