Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Petit Sebastian

Full Name: William Petit Sebastian
Birth date: November 28, 1852
Death date: March 27, 1941

Terms of Service

Senate, 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/13/1903 - 1/10/1905
Democrat
Senate, 27th ⁽³⁾ & 26th ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1899 - 1/13/1903
Democrat
House, 24th Legislature
1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
Democrat
House, 23rd Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Democrat

(1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(3) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

W.B. Sebastian. House Journal . 23rd R.S.
Memorial, SR 76, 47th Legislature, p. 647. Death date 3/27/1941 in Fort Worth. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Death notice, "Shackelford, Stephens Mourn Early Attorney's Death," 3/28/1941, p. 18. Abilene Reporter-News .
Census of 1900 - W.P. Sebastian, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens County, age 48, born November 1852 in Missouri, wife Anna B., sons Temple and James, lawyer.
Census of 1910 - W.P. Sebastian, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens County, age 57, born in Missouri, lawyer, wife Anna B.
Census of 1920 - William R. [P.] Sebastian, Breckenridge, Stephens County, age 67, born in Missouri, lawyer, wife Anna B. FamilySearch . 1910 1900

1920

W.P. Sebastian, birth date 10/28/1852, death date 3/27/1941 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, retired attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
W.P. Sebastian (1852-1941), Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Sebastian Funeral Service Is Set for 10 a.m. Today," and death notice, 3/28/1941, p. 18. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
William P. Sebastian. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
Obituary, "Sebastian Rites at Fort Worth: Former Breck Senator Well Remembered for Vibrant Manner," Breckenridge American, 3/28/1941, p. 1, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Death notice, "Former Solon Dead", 3/28/1941, p. 7. San Antonio Express .
Per David Mauzy, Senate Research Center, research memo in Dec. 2006: bearded Senators prior to Robert Nichols were Craig A. Washington who served in the Senate in the 68th-71st Leg., 1983-89; and William Sebastian, 26th-28th Senate 1899-1905. Senate Research Center .
Memorial, August 1941, p. 42. Birth date 11/28/1853, death date 3/26/1941 in Fort Worth. Texas Bar Journal .
27th Legislature (1901) - W.P. Sebastian, postoffice Breckenridge, Stephens County, nativity Missouri, lawyer, Democrat, age 48, 24 years in Texas, served in former sessions: 23rd-24th House, 26th Senate. Texas Legislative Manual .
Biographical sketch and portrait, William P. Sebastian, pp. 439-441. Born 11/28/1852 on his father's farm near Libertyville, St. Francis County, Missouri. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive 1918.
Biographical sketch, William Petit Sebastian, pp. 64-65. Born 11/28/1852 in St. Francis County, Missouri. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.