William David Crockett

Full Name: William David "Davie" Crockett
Date of birth: December 5, 1862
Date of death: May 4, 1922

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	46	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Chappell Hill / Washington	Washington
H	46	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Chappell Hill / Washington	Washington
H	47	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Chappell Hill / Washington	Lee, Washington

(1) District 46 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 4. House Journal.
(2) District 47 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 68. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) District 46 comprised of Washington county; District 47 comprised of Washington and Lee counties, pp. 34-35, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) 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).
(5) District 46 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 3. House Journal.
(6) District 47 represented by W. D. Crockett, p. 65. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 46
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chappell Hill / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 46
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chappell Hill / Washington
Counties in district: Washington

House District 47
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Chappell Hill / Washington
Counties in district: Lee, Washington

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Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, R.S., 1/12/1923, p. 59. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William David Crockett, Volume IV, pp. 1611-1613. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.

Other Resources

John Crockett (1730-1800) - LifeStory. Grave marker inscription notes: "Born in a ship in the Year 1730 / Born upon sea near Pennsylvania shore." Ancestry.com.
John Jesse Crockett, brother of William David Crockett, married Lora B. Coston in 1896. Marriage license, Washington County. Ancestry.com.
Relatives: John Crockett, born at sea on the way to Philadelphia in 1730, was the uncle of John McClanahan Crockett and the great-great-grandfather of William David Crockett. "Descendants of John Crockett." Ancestry.com.
William David Crockett mentioned in "The Story of Mary Haynes Davie and John Crockett" by Barbara Crockett Bishop. Ancestry.com.
"William Davie Crockett, who became a state legislator in the early 1900s . . . ," p. 183. "State Representative William David Crockett," p. 191. Purchase of land that was formerly the campus of Chappell Hill's Soule University, pp. 212-213. The Confederates of Chappell Hill, Texas: Prosperity, Civil War and Decline, 2005.
Correspondence of Representative W.D. Crockett, 6/28/1909 - 12/3/1909; San Antonio Daily Express article, "Governor Held Club Over Regents of the University," 6/2/1909; Courtesy of family of W.D. Crockett. Donated Material.
State flower song, "Bluebonnets," by Julia D. Booth and Lora C. Crockett, [sister-in-law of William David Crockett], adopted by the legislature in 1933. Handbook of Texas Online. Listen to "Bluebonnets" performed by Donald Brower

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Crockett, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Crockett, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Crockett, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Appropriations (Chair) Private Corporations State Asylums
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on the Blind Institute Private Corporations Public Buildings and Grounds Roads, Bridges and Ferries
30th R.S. - 1907 Appropriations Banks and Banking Labor Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries (Chair)
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Appropriations Appropriations Subcommitttee on the Epileptic Colony at Abilene Counties Education

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