Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Thomas Oliver

Full Name: William Thomas "Boss Cajun" Oliver
Birth date: February 15, 1926
Death date: January 2, 1999

Terms of Service

House, 57th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/10/1961 - 11/23/1962
Democrat
House, 56th Legislature
1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
Democrat
House, 55th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
Democrat

(1) Opinion WW-1476 dated 11/15/1962 addresses terms of office for members of the House of Representatives. Newly-elected members may qualify for office and be entitled to a salary on the date the canvassing of the General Election returns is complete. Attorney General of Texas .
(2) "Wilson Opinion Awaited on Exact End of Terms" reports "a legislator can hold office until his successor has qualified or until 'the first of the year. . .'" State canvassing board to certify results of November election on 11/23/1962. Dallas Morning News .
(3) "Senators-Elect Can't Take Oath, Draw Pay Till Jan. 8," Two newly-elected Jefferson County members took oath of office early, on 11/23/1962. "No [House] payroll place left" for Senator-elect Harrington. Dallas Morning News .
(4) Salesman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 482. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 214. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. W.T. Oliver, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Oliver, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Oliver, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. W.T. Oliver, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

William Thomas Oliver, death date 1/2/1999 in Orange. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
United States Navy, Cockswain, World War II. Military grave marker, W.T. Oliver, birth date 2/15/1926, death date 1/2/1999, burial in Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson County. Find a Grave .