William Carey O'Bryan

Full Name: William Carey O'Bryan
Date of birth: June 23, 1856
Date of death: May 17, 1929

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	69	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	McGregor / McLennan	Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	69	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	McGregor / McLennan	Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	69	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	McGregor / McLennan	Falls, Limestone, McLennan

(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.

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House District 69
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 69
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

House District 69
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McGregor / McLennan
Counties in district: Falls, Limestone, McLennan

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Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 2nd C.S., 6/7/1929, p. 110. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

William Carey O'Bryan, birth date 6/23/1856, death date 5/17/1929, burial in McGregor Cemetery, McLennan County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Col. W.C. O'Bryan Dies in Arkansas," 5/18/1929, p. 16. O'Bryan was "flotorial representative of the old Sixty-ninth district, composed of McLennan, Falls and Limestone counties . . . He acquired the title of 'Colonel' as a member of the staff of Governor Lanham." Waco Tribune-Herald.

Photographs

Photograph. W.C. O'Bryan, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. O'Bryan, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.C. O'Bryan, 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 Common Carriers Education Municipal Corporations
31st R.S. - 1909 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Orphan Home and State Reformatory (Chair) Common Carriers Contingent Expenses (Chair) Municipal Corporations
30th R.S. - 1907 Appropriations Banks and Banking Contingent Expenses Criminal Jurisprudence Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Grounds and Buildings
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Appropriations Criminal Jurisprudence Public Grounds and Buildings Public Printing State Penitentiaries

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