Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Thomas Willis Perkins

Full Name: Thomas Willis "Tom" Perkins
Birth date: April 4, 1872
Death date: August 6, 1946

Terms of Service

Senate, 32nd ⁽²⁾ & 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1909 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/11/1911, Regular Session.

(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) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/10/1911, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(3) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., SR 21, 1/28/1947, p. 108. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Thomas W. Perkins, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom W. Perkins, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Thomas Willis Perkins, birth date 4/4/1872 in Lamar County, death date 8/6/1946 in McKinney, Collin County, newspaper publisher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Obituary and photo, "Tom W. Perkins Veteran Publisher Passes Away Today," "Stores to Close Wednesday for Perkins Funeral," 8/6/1946, p. 1; "Services Held Wednesday for Tom W. Perkins," including telegrams sent to the Perkins family, 8/8/1946, pp. 1, 6. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette .
Obituary, "Tom W. Perkins, 74, Veteran Newspaper Man Dies Tuesday," The McKinney Examiner, 8/8/1946, p. 1, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Portrait and biographical sketch, Thomas W. Perkins, McKinney Courier-Gazette, Past President, 1906-07. Texas Press Association .