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William Luther Dean Full Name: William Luther Dean Date of birth: April 13, 1866 Date of death: July 14, 1933 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 15 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2)   35th (3) (4) (5)   Democrat Huntsville / Walker Senate President Pro Tempore (35th)   Grimes, Leon, Madison, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto, Walker H 55 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th (6) (7)   Democrat Madisonville / Madison   Brazos, Madison (1) 36th Legislature - 1/14/1919, p. 1, listed in Roll Call of Holdover Senators. Senate Journal. (2) Huntsville, Walker County. Senate Journal. (3) 35th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 8/6/1917, 2nd C.S., due to the extended absence of the President Pro Tem; and elected 8/31/1917, 3rd C.S. Senate Journal. (4) 35th Legislature - 1/9/1917, p. 2, listed as "member-elect" in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916. Senate Journal. (5) Huntsville, Walker County. Senate Journal. (6) Madison County. House Journal. (7) Madisonville, Madison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 9/19/1933, p. 52. Resolutions - Memorial. 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., Senate Simple Resolution 14, 9/21/1933, p. 58. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biography of William Luther Dean in Texas under many flags, Chicago: American Historical Society, 1930, volume 5, p. 134. "After ten years in Madisonville, he removed to Huntsville..." HeritageQuest Online. Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," 3/22/1917, p. 6. Houston Post. Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources Profile of the Huntsville firm of Dean, Humphrey & Powell, p. 654. William L. Dean born 1866, Madisonville, TX. The American Bar. William Luther Dean, born 4/13/1866 in Madison, TX, married Ella Corley about 1905, died 7/14/1933, 1 child, in "Decendents and Ancestors of Israel Dodge Allphin." Family Tree Guide, 2010. William Luther Dean, born 4/13/1866 in Walker, TX, died 7/14/1933. FamilySearch. Listed in Early History of Grimes County by E.L. Blair 1930, pp. 205-209, "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931." Includes years of service, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. HeritageQuest Online. Photographs Photograph. W.L. Dean, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.L. Dean, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.L. Dean, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs   Civil Jurisprudence (Chair)  Claims and Accounts   Contingent Expense   Educational Affairs   Exterminating Pink Boll Worm, Investigate   Finance (Vice Chair)  Governor's Nominations   Privileges and Elections   State Penitentiaries   35th R.S. - 1917 Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Educational Affairs   Finance   Formulate the Rules of Procedure in the Trial Upon the Articles of Impeachment of Governor James B. Ferguson, Governor. (Chair)  Insurance and Banking   Judicial Districts   State Penitentiaries   Stock and Stock Raising   25th R.S. - 1897 A. & M. College Exercises, Special   Agricultural & Mechanical College, Sam Houston Normal Institute and Prairie View Normal School, Special   Enrolled Bills   Finance   Judicial Districts   Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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