W.L. Crawford, Jr.

William Lyne Crawford II

Full Name: William Lyne Crawford II
Date of birth: January 7, 1877
Date of death: March 14, 1953

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 37 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (1)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas

(1) 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.

Terms of Service top

House District 37
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) 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.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, May 1953, p. 356. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Photo and obituary, "Death Takes Outstanding Lawyer Here," 3/15/1953, p. 19. Father M.L. Crawford died in 1910. Dallas Morning News.
  • William Lyne Crawford II, birth date 1/7/1877, death date 3/14/1953 in Highland Park, interment in Restland Cemetery, Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • William L. Crawford II/Jr. mentioned in obituary of his father [Meriwether Lewis Crawford], "Judge M.L. Crawford Died Sunday Morning," 5/16/1910, p. 3. Relatives: Col. William L. Crawford - uncle; William L. Crawford II - nephew. Galveston Daily News.
  • William L. Crawford, Jr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1875. Included in Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas: Begun and Held at the City of Austin Texas. Constitutional Convention (1875). Galveston : Printed for the Convention at the "News" Office, 1875, pp. 3-4. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
  • Mentioned in "The Austin Scene: Texas and Horse Racing," 12/18/1964, p. 4. Victoria Advocate.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Banks and Banking  
Common Carriers  
Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) 
Insurance  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary  
Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections  
31st R.S. - 1909
Common Carriers  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary  

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.