William Henry Shireman

Full Name: William Henry "Bill" Shireman
Date of birth: March 4, 1908
Date of death: March 25, 1984

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957	53rd ⁽¹⁾ 54th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces		Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

(1) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 20
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾ 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Willacy

(1) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., SR 114. Birthday March 4. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Obituary, William Henry Shireman, 3/27/1984, p. B4. Member of Texas State Senate 1952-1956. Austin American-Statesman.
Obituary, "Shireman, Ex-State Senator, Dies," 3/28/1984, p. 12C. Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
William Henry Shireman, death date 3/25/1984 in Dallas County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
William H. Shireman, birth date 3/4/1908, death date 3/25/1984, burial in Winchester Cemetery, Winchester, Fayette County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Wm. H. "Bill" Shireman, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. H. "Bill" Shireman, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence Constitutional Amendments Education Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish (Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Public Health Public Printing (Vice Chair) State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)
53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics Agricultural Affairs Committee of the Whole Senate Educational Affairs Enrolled and Engrossed Bills (Chair) Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Insurance Interstate Cooperation Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) Public Printing (Chair) State Highways and Motor Traffic Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage

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