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William Murdock Harman

W.M. Harman
Full Name: William Murdock Harman
Birth date: October 24, 1874
Death date: March 17, 1957

Terms of Service

  • House, 43rd (4) Legislature
    1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
    Democrat
  • House, 42nd Legislature
    1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
    Democrat
  • House, 41st (1) (3) (5) Legislature
    1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
    Democrat
  • House, 40th Legislature
    1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
    Democrat
  • House, 39th Legislature
    1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
    Democrat
  • House, 31st (2) Legislature
    1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
    Democrat
(1) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal .
(4) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .
(5) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Photographs

Other Resources

  • William Murdock Harman papers. Biographical sketch. Texas Collection, Baylor University .
  • William Murdock Harman, birth date 10/24/1874 in Liberty County, death date 3/17/1957 in Waco, McLennan County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch .
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