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

• Photograph. W.D. Adair, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. W.D. Adair, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• 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.

Committee Information

• 28th R.S. - 1903
• Counties and County Boundaries  
• Military Affairs  
• Mining and Minerals  
• Penitentiaries  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• 27th R.S. - 1901
• Congressional Districts  
• Education  
• Public Debt  
• State Affairs