Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Pierce Butler Ward

Full Name: Pierce Butler Ward, Sr.
Birth date: December 11, 1859
Death date: October 23, 1947

Terms of Service

Senate, 40th ⁽⁶⁾ & 39th ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislatures
1/13/1925 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
Senate, 32nd ⁽³⁾ & 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1909 - 1/14/1913
Democrat

(1) 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.
(2) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/10/1911, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(5) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(6) 40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Pierce B. Ward, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Pierce B. Ward, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Pierce B. Ward, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Pierce B. Ward, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Pierce Butler Ward, Sr., birth date 12/11/1859 in Clarke County, Mississippi; death date 10/23/1947 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Pierce B. Ward (1859-1947), burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery, Cleburne, Johnson County. Find a Grave .
Obituaries, "Pierce B. Ward, Former Senator Succumbs Today," Cleburne Times-Review, photo, 10/23/1947, p. 1, crediting Johnson County Historical Collective. "Brother-in-Law of Mrs. Davis Died," The Texas Mesquiter, 10/31/1947, p. 1, crediting Mesquite Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . Cleburne Times-Review Texas Mesquiter
Biographical sketch, Pierce B. Ward, Volume IV, pp. 52-53. Born 12/15/1849 in Mississippi; State Senator. Texas Under Many Flags 1930.
History of the Elizabeth Patton Crockett monument in Acton, Texas. Legislation establishing the monument introduced by Senators O.S. Lattimore and Pierce Ward. TexasEscapes.com .