William Vance Dunnam
Full Name: William Vance Dunnam, Sr.Date of birth: February 15, 1891
Date of death: January 12, 1974
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 93 | Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th | Democrat | Gatesville / Coryell | Coryell, Lampasas |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 35th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Gatesville / Coryell
- Counties in district:
- Coryell, Lampasas
Biographical Information
- 78th Legislature - Remarks by Representative Dunnam, 3/27/2003, pp. 1002-1004. "In 1917, my grandfather sat in this chamber . . . he died when I was about 9." Relatives: William Vance Dunnam, Sr. - grandfather, Jim Dunnam - grandson. House Journal.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. W.V. Dunnam, Volume IV, p. 742. Born 2/15/1891 in Bartlett, Bell County; "in 1916, while temporarily a resident of Coryell County, was elected to the Thirty-fifth Legislature. He was the youngest member in that session. His legislative experience brought him substantial honors, the chief perhaps being as author of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act, providing for protection of American soldiers and sailors against litigation during their service in the war with Germany. This was the first act of the kind to be passed in any state." History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition, 1922.
- Memorial, April 1974, p. 376. Texas Bar Journal.
- Relatives: William Vance Dunnam, Sr. - grandfather, Jim Dunnam - grandson. "Five minutes with" Jim Dunnam, 4/6/2001. Grandfather served in the Texas House of Representatives in 1917. Associated Press State and Local Wire.
- William Vance Dunnam, Sr., birth date 2/15/1891 in Texas; death date 1/12/1974 in Waco, MeLennan County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- W.V. Dunnam, birth date 2/15/1891, death date 1/12/1974, photo, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County. Find a Grave. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. W.V. Dunnam, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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