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William Brecheen Hamilton

W.B. Hamilton
Full Name: William Brecheen Hamilton
Birth date: August 23, 1873
Death date: August 3, 1951

Terms of Service

  • House, 30th Legislature
    1/8/1907 - 1/12/1909
    Democrat
  • House, 29th Legislature
    1/10/1905 - 1/8/1907
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

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Other Resources

  • Obituary and photo, "W.B. Hamilton Rites To Be Held Saturday," 8/4/1951, p. 3. "William Brecheen Hamilton . . . was a former member of the Texas Legislature, having served from 1905 to 1909 as a representative from Hunt County." Born 8/23/1873; died Thursday, 8/3/1951. Dallas Morning News .
  • Census of 1900 - William B. Hamilton, Hunt County, age 27, born August 1873 in Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch .
  • William Brechman [sic] Hamilton, birth date 8/23/1878 in Texas [sic, 78 years of age]; death date 8/3/1951 in Duncanville, Dallas County; attorney; burial in Little Bethel Cemetery, Duncanville. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • William B. Hamilton, birth date 8/23/1874, death date 8/2/1951, burial in Little Bethel Memorial Park, Duncanville, Dallas County. Includes reprint of obituary, "W.B. Hamilton Rites To Be Held Saturday." Find a Grave .
  • Biographical sketch, William Brecheen Hamilton. Born 8/23/1873 at Ladonia, Fannin County. Represented Hunt County in the 29th-30th Legislatures. Davis, Ellis Arthur & Grobe, Edwin H. The Encyclopedia of Texas, Volume 2, 1922, p. 627. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • Obituary, William Brecheen Hamilton, "Dallas Attorney and Cattleman Is Dead," Gainesville Daily Register and Messenger, 8/4/1951, p. 8, crediting Cooke County Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
  • 29th Legislature (1905) - W.B. Hamilton, postoffice Commerce, nativity Texas, age 31 (born circa 1874), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
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