Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Edgar Thomason

Full Name: William Edgar Thomason
Birth date: July 23, 1872
Death date: April 13, 1938

Terms of Service

Senate, 42nd ⁽²⁾ & 41st ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1929 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 9/8/1931.
House, 37th Legislature
1/11/1921 - 1/9/1923
Democrat
House, 36th Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat

(1) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(2) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Thomason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Thomason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Thomason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Thomason, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Thomason, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, W. Edgar Thomason, 4/15/1938. Burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches. Dallas Morning News .
Corporal, 1st Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, William E. Thomason, death date 4/13/1938, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County. Find a Grave .
W.E. Thomason, born 7/23/1871 in Nacogdoches, married Julia Hale. Biographical sketch and photo, "Texas and Her Legislature (Legislative Section)," Members of Texas House of Representatives, 35th Legislature, 2/28/1917, p. 14. Fort Worth Record .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/25/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch .
William E. Thomason. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
Thomason, William Edgar. United States Volunteers, Spanish-American War Call Number: 401-252. Troop A, 1st Texas Volunteer Cavalry, postoffice address Nacogdoches, Texas. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935 .