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William DeBerry Adair

W.D. Adair
Full Name: William DeBerry Adair
Birth date: March 12, 1847
Death date: October 11, 1933

Terms of Service

  • House, 28th (1) Legislature
    1/14/1903 - 1/10/1905
    Democrat
  • House, 27th Legislature
    1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
    Democrat
(1) Absent on first day; sworn 1/14/1903, Messrs. Adair and Mulkey Take Oath of Office, 1/14/1903, p. 21. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/13/1933, p. 800. Resolutions - Memorial .
  • 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., Senate Simple Resolution 20, 10/12/1933, p. 466. Resolutions - Memorial .
  • Confederate States Army. "Confederate Soldier in Lee's Army from 1861 to 1865." 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/13/1933, p. 800. Resolutions - Memorial .
  • Telegram dated 10/11/1933 from Huntsville, Texas, "Hon. W.D. Adair died 5:30 today." 19th Day (Continued), 10/11/1933, Appendix, p. 370. Senate Journal .

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Obituary, W.D. Adair, "Funeral Service for Huntsville Resident Today," 10/12/1933, p. 5. Bryan Eagle .
  • William DeBerry Adair, birth date 3/12/1847 in Sharon, Mississippi; death date 10/11/1933 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas; peace officer and tax collector; wife Lulu N. Adair. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
  • William DeBerry Adair, birth date 3/12/1847, death date 10/11/1933, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County. Find a Grave .
  • Biographical sketch, William D. Adair, pp. 83-84. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.
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