Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Roy Cousins, Sr.

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

Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Cousins, State Preservation Board

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 .