W.D. Cowan

William Dickey Cowan

Full Name: William Dickey "Will" Cowan
Date of birth: January 19, 1862
Date of death: June 18, 1929

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 114 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat San Saba / San Saba   McCulloch, San Saba

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House District 114
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Saba / San Saba
Counties in district: McCulloch, San Saba

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Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • William Dickey Cowan, birth date 1/19/1862 in Louisville, Mississippi; death date 6/18/1929 in San Saba, San Saba County, Texas; newspaper editor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Will D. Cowan (1863-1929), burial in San Saba City Cemetery, San Saba County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Funeral Services Held Wednesday Morning for W.D. Cowan, San Saba," The Brady Standard, 6/21/1929, p. 8, crediting FM Buck Richards Library. Member of the 34th Texas Legislature. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.
  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.D. Cowan, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915
Accommodating the Insane, Provisions for  
Insurance  
Irrigation  
Municipal Corporations  
Public Printing  
Reforms in Criminal Procedure  
State Asylums  

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