Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Wade Caves

Full Name: William Wade Caves
Birth date: December 17, 1875
Death date: March 30, 1962

Terms of Service

House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat
House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
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.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W. W. Caves, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W. W. Caves, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - William W. Caves, Justice Precincts 1 and 5, Live Oak County, age 25, born December 1875 in Louisiana, single, county attorney.
Census of 1910 - William W. Caves, Justice Precinct 1, Live Oak County, age 34, born circa 1876 in Louisiana, single, lawyer/general lawyer, boarder in household of John W. Bartlett.
Census of 1920 - William W. Caves, Travis County, age 44, born circa 1876 in Louisiana, married, boarder, asst. attorney general.
Census of 1930 - W.W. Caves, Austin, Travis County, age 54, born circa 1876 in Louisiana, lawyer/asst.attorney general, spouse Maud.
Census of 1940 - W.W. Caves, Rusk, Henderson County, age 64, born circa 1876 in Louisiana, lawyer, spouse Mrs. W.W. Caves. FamilySearch . 1930 1940

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William Wade Caves, birth date 12/17/1875 in Will Parish, Louisiana; death date 3/30/1862 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; attorney/legal profession. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
William Wade Caves, birth date 12/17/1875, residence in Oakville, Live Oak County, lawyer, nearest relative J.M. Caves, Canadian, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Live Oak County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
W.W. Caves, birth date 12/17/1975, death date 3/30/1962, burial in City Cemetery #6, San Antonio, Bexar County, with spouse Maud Van Wie Caves. Includes photo, publication on marriage to Maud Van Wie on 9/25/1912, San Antonio Express, 9/22/1912. Find a Grave .
Obituary, William Wade Caves, and "W.W. Caves Rites Monday," 4/1/1962, p. 8-A and 1-C. Former assistant state attorney general, resident of Nacogdoches since about 1954. San Antonio Express-News .
32nd Legislature (1911) - W.W. Caves, postoffice Oakville, nativity Louisiana, age 35 (born circa 1876), lawyer, 22 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
Obituary, William Wade Caves, "Death Claims Ex-Senator [sic] W.W. Caves," 3/31/1962, p. 7. "Former state senator [sic] and county judge of Live Oak County . . . assistant attorney general during the administration of Governors Dan Moody and Ross Sterling." Tyler Morning Telegraph .