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William Roy Cousins, Sr.

W.R. Cousins
Full Name: William Roy Cousins, Sr.
Birth date: January 28, 1881
Death date: August 30, 1975

Terms of Service

  • Senate, 43rd (9) & 42nd (8) Legislatures
    1/13/1931 - 1/8/1935
    Democrat
  • Senate, 41st (2) (3) (4) (10) Legislature
    1/28/1929 - 1/13/1931
    Democrat
    Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 3/14/1929.
  • Senate, 38th (1) (7) Legislature
    1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
    Democrat
  • Senate, 37th (6) & 36th (5) Legislatures
    1/14/1919 - 1/9/1923
    Democrat
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald .
(3) Wilfred R. Cousins, Sr., in special election 1/21/1929, sworn in 41st Legislature, succeeded Henry F. Triplett, died 12/14/1928. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Swearing in date is uncertain; Senator Cousins was introduced to the Senate on 1/28/1929, p. 262. Senate Journal .
(5) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(6) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(7) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(8) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(9) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media .
(10) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 36th, 37th, 38th, 42nd, and 43rd Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 70th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 125. Wilfred Roy Cousins. Relatives - William Roy Cousins - father, Wilfred Roy Cousins, Jr. - son. Sources indicate father/son relationship. Most use Jr./Sr. designation in spite of difference in given names. Resolutions - Memorial .
  • 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 42. W.R. Cousins, Sr. Death date 8/30/1976. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Other Resources

  • William Roy Cousins, birth date 1/28/1881 in Newton; death date 8/30/1975 in Beaumont, Jefferson County; self-employed attorney-rancher; informant Mr. W.R. Cousins, Jr. (son). FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • William Roy Cousins, Sr., birth date 1/28/1881, death date 8/30/1975, burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County.
    Wilfred Roy Cousins (Jr.) (1915-1987), burial in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson County. Find a Grave . William Roy Cousins, Sr. Wilfred Roy Cousins (Jr.)
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/11/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch .
  • Wilfred R. Cousins, Sr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
  • William Roy Cousins (1881-1975), father of Wilfred Roy Cousins (1915-1987). Strong McLemore Genealogy 2006. William Roy Cousins Wilfred Roy Cousins
  • Memorial, February 1976, p. 178. Texas Bar Journal .

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