Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Bernice Fitzhugh

Full Name: William Bernice Fitzhugh
Birth date: August 28, 1875
Death date: July 8, 1935

Terms of Service

House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 1/10/1911
Democrat
House, 29th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/10/1905 - 1/8/1907
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) Announcement of W.B. Fitzhugh's candidacy for representative, "subject to the action of the Democratic convention," "For Representative," 6/18/1904. Grapevine Sun .
(3) Discussion of candidacy of Hon. W.B. Fitzhugh for the 31st Legislature from the Texas Railway Journal, "For Representative," 7/25/1908. Former member of the 29th Legislature (1905). Grapevine Sun .
(4) District No. 78 - Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth; W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington. House Journal .
(5) Arlington, Tarrant County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) 78th - W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington; Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide .
(7) Fort Worth. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. W.B. Fitzhugh, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.B. Fitzhugh, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

W.B. Fitzhugh, born 1876, death date 7/8/1935 in Caddo, Louisiana. Louisiana, U.S., Statewide Death Index, 1819-1964. Ancestry.com .
Census of 1900 - Bernice Fitzhugh, Tarrant County, birth date August 1874, age 25, preacher, spouse Julia (birth date March 1873).
Census of 1910 - W.B. Fitzhugh, Tarrant County, age 35, real estate, Fort Worth, spouse Julia, son Wm Cullen. FamilySearch . 1910 1900
William Bernice Fitzhugh, birth date 8/28/1875; draft registration in Colorado Springs, Colorado; minister of the Gospel; nearest relative Julia V. Fitzhugh. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
W.B. Fitzhugh's wife, Julia V. Hanger Fitzhugh, birth date 3/16/1873, death date 4/20/1928, child William Cullen Fitzhugh, burial in Forest Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave .
Obituary and photo, "W.B. Fitzhugh Early Pastor," "Funeral Friday," 7/11/1935, p. 13. "He served as a Representative in the Texas Legislature 26 years ago," moved to Colorado Springs in later years; died in Shreveport, Louisiana. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
Reprint of editorial from The Fort Worth Record endorsing Hon. Clarence E. Stewart for the legislature and mentioning letter from Hon. W.B. Fitzhugh, "present representative from this county," announcing his retirement from the race, "For Representative," 3/10/1906. Grapevine Sun .
FITZHUGH, WILLIAM BERNICE (1875–1935). Handbook of Texas Online .
William Bernice Fitzhugh (1875-1935), Cumberland Presbyterian Minister in Arlington, Texas, 1901-1906; Colorado, 1918-1932. Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America .
29th Legislature (1905) - W.B. Fitzhugh, postoffice Arlington, nativity Texas, age 29 (born circa 1876), minister, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .