William Thomas McDonald

Full Name: William Thomas McDonald
Date of birth: April 13, 1852
Date of death: June 11, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	29	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Huntsville / Walker		San Jacinto, Walker
H	29	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Huntsville / Walker		San Jacinto, Walker

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House District 29
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Huntsville / Walker
Counties in district: San Jacinto, Walker

House District 29
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Huntsville / Walker
Counties in district: San Jacinto, Walker

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

W.T. McDonald. House Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Brief biography extracted from MacDonald McDonald Family Records. Served 18 years as "chaplain of the State Penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas; served 4 years as Representative in Texas Legislature." Access Genealogy, 1999.

Other Resources

W.T. McDonald, marriage to Mary Swain on 5/17/1874 in Burleson County.
Census of 1880 - William McDonald, Burleson County, age 28, born circa 1852 in Pennsylvania, farmer, wife Mary, children Willie and Thomas.
Census of 1900 - William McDonald, Austin, Travis County, age 48, born April 1852 in Pennsylvania, clergyman, wife Mary, children William, Thomas, and George.
Census of 1920 - Wm. Thomas McDonald, Huntsville, Walker County, age 66, born circa 1854 in Pennsylvania, minister/prison, wife Mary E. FamilySearch. 1880 1920 1920 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Rev. Wm. T. McDonald, birth date 4/13/1852, death date 6/11/1935, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County. Includes obituary in The Huntsville Item, 6/20/1935; died 6/11/1935 in St. Louis, Missouri. Find a Grave.
W.T. McDonald, clergyman, born in Pennsylvania, age 72 in 1925. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
William T. McDonald. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

Photograph. W.T. McDonald, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. McDonald, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Labor Oil, Gas and Mining Public Health
38th R.S. - 1923 Appropriations Labor Liquor Traffic

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