Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Thomas Williams

Full Name: William Thomas "Willie" Williams
Birth date: March 15, 1872
Death date: June 26, 1954

Terms of Service

House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 40th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
9/13/1926 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 35th ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/9/1917 - 6/4/1918
Democrat

(1) District 82 comprised of Travis county shall elect two representatives; District 83 comprised of Williamson county shall elect one representative, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 83. House Journal .
(3) "Special Elections Were Held Saturday," 9/5/1926, p. 1. "W.A. Williams, democratic nominee." Lubbock Morning Avalanche .
(4) William T. Williams, in special election 9/4/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Felix A. Raymer, resigned 3/13/1926. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) William T. Williams resigned 6/4/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) District 82. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) District 83. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.T. Williams, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Williams, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.T. Williams, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Judge W.T. Williams, 82, Ex-City Attorney, Dies," 1/27/1954, p. 1. Williams "served in the House of Representatives as a delegate from both Brazoria and Travis Counties." Austin American .
William Thomas Williams, birth date 3/15/1872 in Brazoria County; death date 6/26/1954 in Austin, Travis County; attorney; removal to West Columbia. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
William Thomas Williams, birth date 3/15/1872, death date 6/26/1954; burial, along with Nannie Borum Williams, in Columbia Cemetery, West Columbia, Brazoria County. Find a Grave . Nannie Borum Williams William Thomas Williams
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/22/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch .
Nannie Ellen Borum married W.T. "Willie" Williams, 6/13/1906. Nan Bray's Family History .
W.T. Williams was of Acadian descent, was orphaned at age 12, and grew up in Lafeyette, Louisiana. Personal page of William Thomas Williams, III .
Memorial, October 1954, p. 623. Texas Bar Journal .