Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Walter Boyd

Full Name: William Walter Boyd
Birth date: April 16, 1887
Death date: September 1, 1939

Obituary, "Services Scheduled for Game Official," 9/3/1939, p. 1. Austin American .
William W. Boyd, birth date 4/16/1887 in Decatur, death date 9/1/1939 in Corpus Christi, occupation: Game, Fish & Oyster Com., wife Pearl Snyder Boyd. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
42nd Legislature (1931) - W.W. Boyd, postoffice Decatur, Wise County, nativity Texas, age 44, insurance, building & loan, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
William Walter Boyd (1887-1939), headstone with Pearl Snyder Boyd, Oaklawn Cemetery, Wise County. Wise County Cemeteries 2001.
Obituary, "W.W. Boyd Dies Corpus Christi," 9/7/1939, p. 1. "Walter W. Boyd was born in Wise county, near Deep Creek in 1887. He moved to Decatur with his parents in 1896 . . . He was appointed Game, Fish, and Oyster Commissioner under Pat Neff, where he served four years. Following this he was selected state representative from Wise county and served two years. After this he was in charge of the Coast Division of the Game, Fish and Oyster division which position he held up to the time of his death." Wise County Messenger .