William Cooper McKamy

Full Name: William Cooper McKamy, Jr.
Date of birth: June 25, 1861
Date of death: February 20, 1934

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	44	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Renner / Dallas		Dallas
S	6	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 28th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ 29th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (29th)	Dallas, Rockwall
H	73	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th ⁽¹⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁵⁾	Democrat	Frankford / Dallas		Dallas
H	73	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

(1) District 44, composed of Dallas County, shall elect four Representatives, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S. ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) RENNER, TEXAS. "Renner, east of State Highway 289 in southwestern Collin County . . . A post office was established in 1888 . . . After 1977 the Texas Almanac no longer listed it as an independent community, and by 1983 Renner had been incorporated into the city of Dallas." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Renner. House Journal.
(4) Dallas, Dallas County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Dallas. Texas Legislative Manual.
(6) Two listings for Renner, in Collin and Denton counties. Texas Towns Database (Texas Almanac).
(7) 29th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/3/1906, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(8) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(9) Richardson, Dallas County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(10) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(11) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(12) Dallas County. Senate Journal.
(13) W.C. McKamy, postoffice Dallas, Dallas County. Texas Legislative Manual.
(14) FRANKFORD, TEXAS. "Frankford was nine miles northwest of Richardson in extreme southwestern Collin County . . . The city of Dallas annexed the area in 1975 . . ."
CROTON, TEXAS. "Croton is on Farm Road 2470 and a branch of Little Croton Creek, eight miles northeast of Dickens in north central Dickens County. The settlement, originally named Frankfort, was established around 1888 and served as a community center for the surrounding area." Handbook of Texas Online. Handbook of Texas Online
(15) Frankfort [sic]. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 44
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Renner / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Senate District 6
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 28th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ ⁽¹³⁾ 29th ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (29th)
(29th)
(29th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Rockwall

House District 73
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th ⁽¹⁴⁾ ⁽¹⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Frankford / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 73
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 2/21/1934, p. 356. Born in Renner, in Dallas County. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 19, 2/21/1934, p. 223. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Obituary, "McKamy Funeral to Be at Country Home Thursday," 2/21/1934, p. 5: "McKamy was born on the same farm where he lived when he died." "Lawmakers of Texas Honor W.C. McKamy," 2/22/1934, p. 8. Dallas Morning News.
Census of 1900 - William C. McKamy, Dallas County, age 38, born June 1861 in Texas, farm laborer; son of William McKamy, age 76, born August 1823 in Tennessee, farmer. FamilySearch.
William Cooper McKamy, birth date 6/25/1861 in Dallas, death date 2/20/1934 in Dallas, burial in Renner, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Obituary, "W.C. McKamy, Prominent Dallas County Citizen, Died Last Tuesday," The Grand Prairie Texan, 2/23/1934, p. 7. NewspaperARCHIVE.com.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Captain William C. McKamy. Jackson, George, Sixty Years in Texas, Dallas, Texas, 1908, pp. 138-140. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
"Candidates for Speakership," 10/11/1912. "William C. McKamy of Renner, Dallas County . . ." Wichita Daily Times.

Photographs

Photograph. W.C. McKamy, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. McKamy, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. McKamy, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. McKamy, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. McKamy, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Banks and Banking Criminal Jurisprudence Irrigation Judiciary Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure State Affairs (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Beef Trust, Investigate City and Town Corporations Educational Affairs Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 2 Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Treasurer and Comptroller's Department
28th R.S. - 1903 Commerce and Manufactures Enrolled Bills Federal Relations Judiciary No. 2 Labor Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums Town and City Corporations
26th R.S. - 1899 Insurance, Statistics, and History Internal Improvements Roads, Bridges and Ferries Towns and City Corporations (Chair)
25th R.S. - 1897 A. & M. College Exercises, Special Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 Roads, Bridges and Ferries Rules

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