Terms of Service

• Senate, 45th ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/12/1937 - 5/21/1938
  Democrat
  

(1) Ross Hardin, in special election 7/23/1938, succeeded to unexpired term of William Newton, Sr., died 5/21/1938. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 46th Legislature, R.S., HCR 20, 1/23/1939, p. 250. Relatives: W.R. Newton, Sr. - father, George Mayo Newton - son; as of 1939, only combination of son and father in each branch of the Legislature at the same time, from the same district, in the history of the Legislature. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Wm. R. Newton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• William Rowland Newton, birth date 9/1/1874 in Boone County, Arkansas, death date 5/21/1938 in Cameron, Milam County, Texas, physician, surgeon. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
• Obituary, "Death Claims Dr. W.R. Newton: Prominent Milam County Physician and State Senator Is Buried Sunday, Cameron," The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger, 5/26/1938, pp. 1, 12, crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
• Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.

Committee Information

• 45th R.S. - 1937
• Commerce and Manufactures  
• Educational Affairs  
• Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
• Finance  
• Insurance  
• Labor  
• Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
• Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
• Public Health (Vice Chair) 
• Rules  
• Stock and Stock Raising