William Folsom Moore

Full Name: William Folsom Moore
Date of birth: October 28, 1868
Date of death: November 3, 1956

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	6	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar		Lamar
H	6	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar		Lamar

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House District 6
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 6
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

William Folsom Moore, birth date 10/28/1868, death date 11/3/1956, interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Lamar County. Obituary and article on Moore Law Firm from Paris News. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, Betsy Mills & Ron Brothers, On-Line Edition (Paris, TX: ReBroMa Press), 2008.
Biographical sketch and portrait, William Folsom Moore, Chief Justice, Texas Supreme Court, 1940-1941. Relatives: William Folsom Moore - son; William E. Moore - father. Justices of Texas, 1836-1986 (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2004.
Brief biographical sketch, W.F. Moore, p. 158. Born 10/28/1868 in Starksville, Texas. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Photographs

Photograph. W.F. Moore, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.F. Moore, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William F. Moore, Texas Jurists Collection

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

25th R.S. - 1897 Enrolled Bills (Chair) Finance Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections (Chair) University and Medical Branch, Special
24th R.S. - 1895 Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special Towns and City Corporations

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