William Doddridge McFarlane

Full Name: William Doddridge McFarlane
Date of birth: July 17, 1894
Date of death: February 18, 1980

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	23	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931	40th ⁽³⁾ 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Graham / Young	Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young
H	109	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Graham / Young	Jack, Young
H	109	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Graham / Young	Jack, Young

(1) "Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2. Big Spring Daily Herald.
(2) 41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 23
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 40th ⁽³⁾ 41st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Graham / Young
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

House District 109
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Graham / Young
Counties in district: Jack, Young

House District 109
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Graham / Young
Counties in district: Jack, Young

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., SCR 57. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

McFARLANE, William Doddridge (1894-1980). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/20/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, September 1980, p. 854. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

"During the First World War was commissioned a second lieutenant in August 1918, and served until honorably discharged on December 13, 1918." McFARLANE, William Doddridge (1894-1980). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
2nd Lieutenant Infantry. William Doddridge McFarlane, residence in Graham, birth date 7/17/1894, enlistment date 5/19/1918, discharge date 12/13/1918. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
William Doddridge McFarlane, birth date 7/17/1894 in Greenwood, Arkansas; home address in Greenwood, Arkansas; merchant; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Sebastian County, Arkansas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War I. William Doddridge McFarlane, birth date 7/17/1894, death date 2/18/1980, biographical sketch, burial in Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham, Young County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

William Doddridge McFarlane, death date 2/18/1980 in Young County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Obituary and photo, William D. McFarlane, "Former U.S. Representative Dies at Age 85," 2/19/1980, pp. 1A, 2A. Wichita Falls Record News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. McFarlane, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. McFarlane, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. McFarlane, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. McFarlane, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Federal Relations Judicial Districts Labor (Vice Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds State Highways and Motor Traffic State Penitentiaries (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
40th R.S. - 1927 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Highways and Motor Traffic Judicial Districts Labor (Vice Chair) Military Affairs (Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Buildings and Grounds State Penitentiaries State Song Stock and Stock Raising
39th R.S. - 1925 Education Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
38th R.S. - 1923 Education Establishing a Branch of Texas State Normal School at Decatur, Investigate, Joint Committee Judicial Districts Military Affairs Oil, Gas and Mining

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