Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William David Crockett

Full Name: William David "Davie" Crockett
Birth date: December 5, 1862
Death date: May 4, 1922

Terms of Service

House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 30th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
Democrat
House, 29th Legislature
1/10/1905 - 1/8/1907
Democrat

(1) District 46 comprised of Washington county; District 47 comprised of Washington and Lee counties, pp. 34-35, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) 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.
(3) District 46 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 4. House Journal .
(4) District 46 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 3. House Journal .
(5) District 47 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 68. Texas Legislative Manual .
(6) District 47 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 65. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, R.S., 1/12/1923, p. 59. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Crockett, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Crockett, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Crockett, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, William David Crockett, Volume IV, pp. 1611-1613. A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
John Jesse Crockett, brother of William David Crockett, married Lora B. Coston in 1896. Marriage license, Washington County. Ancestry.com .
William David Crockett mentioned in "The Story of Mary Haynes Davie and John Crockett" by Barbara Crockett Bishop. Ancestry.com .
Relatives: John Crockett, born at sea on the way to Philadelphia in 1730, was the uncle of John McClanahan Crockett and the great-great-grandfather of William David Crockett. "Descendants of John Crockett." Ancestry.com .
John Crockett (1730-1800) - LifeStory. Grave marker inscription notes: "Born in a ship in the Year 1730 / Born upon sea near Pennsylvania shore." Ancestry.com .
Correspondence of Representative W.D. Crockett, 6/28/1909 - 12/3/1909; San Antonio Daily Express article, "Governor Held Club Over Regents of the University," 6/2/1909; Courtesy of family of W.D. Crockett. Donated Material .
State flower song, "Bluebonnets," by Julia D. Booth and Lora C. Crockett, [sister-in-law of William David Crockett], adopted by the legislature in 1933. Handbook of Texas Online . Listen to "Bluebonnets" performed by Donald Brower Handbook of Texas Online
"William Davie Crockett, who became a state legislator in the early 1900s . . . ," p. 183. "State Representative William David Crockett," p. 191. Purchase of land that was formerly the campus of Chappell Hill's Soule University, pp. 212-213. The Confederates of Chappell Hill, Texas: Prosperity, Civil War and Decline 2005.