William Owen Murray

Full Name: William Owen Murray, Sr.
Date of birth: October 22, 1857
Date of death: March 2, 1928

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	22	Jan 10, 1911 - Jul 15, 1913	32nd ⁽³⁾ 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson
S	22	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 30th ⁽⁷⁾ 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson	Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)	Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson
H	93	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Wilson
H	93	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Wilson
H	88	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson
H	88	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson

(1) Resigned from Legislature 7/15/1913; appointed to Board of Prison Commissioners, 8/23/1913. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(2) John H. Bailey, in special election 8/5/1913, sworn 8/11/1913, succeeded William O. Murray, resigned 7/15/1913. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 32nd Legislature - Roll Call of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1911, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/12/1909, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal.
(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), 1910.
(6) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 22
Jan 10, 1911 - Jul 15, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽³⁾ 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson

Senate District 22
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 30th ⁽⁷⁾ 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)
(31st)
(31st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Frio, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson

House District 93
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Wilson

House District 93
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Wilson

House District 88
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson

House District 88
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Karnes, Live Oak, Wilson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William Owen Murray, Volume IV, pp. 1848-1849. Born 10/22/1857 in Morgan County, Missouri. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Biographical sketch, William Owen Murray, pp. 427-428. Born 1857 in Versailles, Missouri. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Mentioned in biographical sketch, Mrs. W.O. Murray (Ella Steele Peacock), pp. 120-121. Includes portrait of Mrs. Murray. The Texas Women's Hall of Fame, 1917.
Biographical sketch, William O. Murray, pp. 193-195. Born 10/22/1857 in Versailles, Missouri; married Ella S. Peacock 10/10/1883. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

W.O. Murray, birth date 10/22/1848 [sic: age 70] in Missouri; death date 3/2/1928 in Floresville, Wilson County, Texas; merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Owen Murray (1857-1928), burial in Floresville City Cemetery, Wilson County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biography of son, MURRAY, WILLIAM OWEN (Jr.) (1890-1974). Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, William Owen Murray, "Floresville Pioneer Dies at Age of 70," The Cotulla Record, 3/8/1928, p. 1, crediting Alexander Memorial Library. Born 10/22/1857 in Versailles, Missouri; "former member of both houses of the Texas Legislature and chairman of the State Penitentiary Board under former Governor Oscar B. Colquitt." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
William Owen Murray, Sr., birth date 10/22/1857 in Missouri, death date 3/2/1928. "William Owen was State Senator for 16 years. He had two sons, and two daughters. Both sons became lawyers." Descendants of Owen Murray. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Photographs

Photograph. W.O. Murray, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Murray, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments Finance Insurance, Statistics and History Mining and Irrigation Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Rules State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising
32nd R.S. - 1911 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts Finance Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Rules State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Agricultural Affairs Counties and County Boundaries Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Public Debt, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senate Journal Printing Costs State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Agricultural Affairs Finance Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Elections Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Land and Land Office (Chair) State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
29th R.S. - 1905 Appropriations (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office
28th R.S. - 1903 Finance Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries
27th R.S. - 1901 Congressional Districts County Government and County Finances Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Finance Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair) Towns and City Corporations
26th R.S. - 1899 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures County Government and County Finances State Asylums

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