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W.M. Harman

William Murdock Harman

Full Name: William Murdock Harman
Date of birth: October 24, 1874
Date of death: March 17, 1957

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 96 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 96 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Bell, Falls, McLennan
H 21 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (5)   Democrat Oakdale / Liberty   Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
(2) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
43rd (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waco / McLennan
Counties in district:
Bell, Falls, McLennan

Legislatures:
42nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waco / McLennan
Counties in district:
Bell, Falls, McLennan

Legislatures:
41st (2) (3) (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waco / McLennan
Counties in district:
Bell, Falls, McLennan

Legislatures:
40th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waco / McLennan
Counties in district:
Bell, Falls, McLennan

Legislatures:
39th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Waco / McLennan
Counties in district:
Bell, Falls, McLennan

Legislatures:
31st (5)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Oakdale / Liberty
Counties in district:
Chambers, Hardin, Liberty, Tyler

Terms of service notes


(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
(2) District 96 comprised of Bell, Falls, and McLennan counties; District 131 does not exist, General Laws of Texas, First and Second Called Sessions, Thirty-seventh Legislature, 1921, Ch. 6, p. 264. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(3) W.M. Harmon, District No. 96. House Journal. ↩
(4) District 131; counties in district: McLennan, Bell, and Falls. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
(5) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Biographical Information

  • William Murdock Harman papers. Biographical sketch. Texas Collection, Baylor University.
  • Census of 1900 - William M. Harman, Liberty County, Texas; age 6, born circa 1847; living in household with father John Harman and mother Eliza Harman.
    Census of 1930 - William M. Harman, Waco, McClennan County, Texas; age 55, born circa 1875 in Texas; lawyer; wife Agnes; sons Brook L., William M. Harman Jr., and Walter J. FamilySearch. Census of 1900: Census of 1930:
  • William Murdock Harman, birth date 10/24/1874 in Liberty County, Texas; death date 3/17/1957 in Waco, McClennan County; burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco. Find a Grave.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.

  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.M. Harman, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

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