William Euphrates Cureton

Full Name: William Euphrates Cureton
Date of birth: July 20, 1848
Date of death: February 11, 1925

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	76	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th ⁽¹⁾	Populist	Walnut Springs / Bosque		Bosque, Hamilton
H	76	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Populist	Walnut Springs / Bosque		Bosque, Hamilton

(1) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Populist. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) Populist. Roster, "News from Austin: Twenty-Fourth Legislature," The Galveston Daily News, 12/23/1894, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 76
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Populist
Home City/County: Walnut Springs / Bosque
Counties in district: Bosque, Hamilton

House District 76
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Populist
Home City/County: Walnut Springs / Bosque
Counties in district: Bosque, Hamilton

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Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, R.S., 2/17/1925, p. 712, W.E. Cureton. Relatives: Hon. W.E. Cureton - father, Hon. C.M. Cureton - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 1951, p. 657, for Hugh J. Cureton, Sr. Relatives: William E. Cureton - father, "a pioneer rancher and former member of the Texas Legislature"; C.M. Cureton - son, "former Attorney General of Texas who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas." Texas Bar Journal.
Brief biographical sketch, W.E. Cureton, p. 152. Born 7/20/1848 in Ozark, Arkansas. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

William Euphrates Cureton, birth date 7/20/1848 in Arkansas, death date 2/11/1925 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; retired rancher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Euphrates Cureton, pp. 284, 295, 314, 318, 491-492 note 61. The People's Revolt: Texas Populists and the Roots of American Liberalism, 2020.

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Cureton, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Cureton, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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25th R.S. - 1897 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Finance Labor Public Lands and Land Office State Treasury Visit, Special Stock and Stockraising
24th R.S. - 1895 Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections

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