Gwinn Williams

Guinn Terrell Williams

Full Name: Guinn Terrell Williams
Date of birth: April 22, 1871
Date of death: January 9, 1948

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 31 Jan 11, 1921 - May 22, 1922 37th (1) (2)   Democrat Decatur / Wise   Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.
(2) Williams elected to Congress in special election 5/13/1922 to fill the unexpired term of the late Lucian W. Parrish. Williams sworn 5/22/1922. 5/26/1922, p. 1. Wise County Messenger.

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Senate District 31
Jan 11, 1921 - May 22, 1922
Legislatures: 37th (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Montague, Wise

(1) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.
(2) Williams elected to Congress in special election 5/13/1922 to fill the unexpired term of the late Lucian W. Parrish. Williams sworn 5/22/1922. 5/26/1922, p. 1. Wise County Messenger.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • WILLIAMS, Guinn (1871-1948). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
  • WILLIAMS, GUINN TERRELL (1871-1948). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, Guinn Williams, Volume V, pp. 32-33. "Mr. Williams was elected county clerk of Wise County in 1898, an office he filled four years. He was chosen a member of the Texas State Senate in 1920, but resigned in 1922 when elected at a special election May 13 to the Sixty-seventh Congress." Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

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Committee Information top

37th R.S. - 1921
Congressional Districts  
Finance  
Insurance and Banking  
Labor  
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
Penitentiary Investigating (Chair) 
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Affairs  
State Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Stock and Stock Raising  

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