W.P. Sebastian

William Petit Sebastian

Full Name: William Petit Sebastian
Date of birth: November 28, 1852
Date of death: March 27, 1941

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 28 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th (1) (2)   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
S 28 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 26th (4)   27th (3)   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Rains, Reeves, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Van Zandt, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
H 104 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Archer, Baylor, Knox, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
H 104 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd   Democrat Breckenridge / Stephens   Archer, Baylor, Knox, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young

(1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 28
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th (1) (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
Senate District 28
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 26th (4)   27th (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Rains, Reeves, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Van Zandt, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
House District 104
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Knox, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young
House District 104
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Breckenridge / Stephens
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Knox, Stephens, Throckmorton, Young

(1) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • W.B. Sebastian. House Journal. 23rd R.S.
  • Memorial, SR 76, 47th Legislature, p. 647. Death date 3/27/1941 in Fort Worth. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch and portrait, Hon. William Petit Sebastian, Volume IV, pp. 724-725. Born 11/28/1852 in Saint Francis County, Missouri; State Senator, 28th Senatorial District. "Until 1920 he was an enthusiastic Democrat, but during that year he found he could not subscribe to the platform of his party and so aligned himself with the American party under the leadership of James E. Ferguson." History of Texas; Fort Worth and the Texas Northwest Edition, 1922.
  • Memorial, August 1941, p. 42. Birth date 11/28/1853, death date 3/26/1941 in Fort Worth. Texas Bar Journal.
  • Biographical sketch and portrait, William P. Sebastian, pp. 439-441. Born 11/28/1852 on his father's farm near Libertyville, St. Francis County, Missouri. Texas, the Country and Its Men: Historical, Biographical, Descriptive, 1918.
  • Biographical sketch, William Petit Sebastian, pp. 64-65. Born 11/28/1852 in St. Francis County, Missouri. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

  • Death notice, "Shackelford, Stephens Mourn Early Attorney's Death," 3/28/1941, p. 18. Abilene Reporter-News.
  • Census of 1900 - W.P. Sebastian, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens County, age 48, born November 1852 in Missouri, wife Anna B., sons Temple and James, lawyer.
    Census of 1910 - W.P. Sebastian, Justice Precinct 1, Stephens County, age 57, born in Missouri, lawyer, wife Anna B.
    Census of 1920 - William R. [P.] Sebastian, Breckenridge, Stephens County, age 67, born in Missouri, lawyer, wife Anna B. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 1920
  • W.P. Sebastian, birth date 10/28/1852, death date 3/27/1941 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, retired attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • W.P. Sebastian (1852-1941), Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Sebastian Funeral Service Is Set for 10 a.m. Today," and death notice, 3/28/1941, p. 18. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • William P. Sebastian. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • Obituary, "Sebastian Rites at Fort Worth: Former Breck Senator Well Remembered for Vibrant Manner," Breckenridge American, 3/28/1941, p. 1, crediting Breckenridge Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Death notice, "Former Solon Dead", 3/28/1941, p. 7. San Antonio Express.
  • Per David Mauzy, Senate Research Center, research memo in Dec. 2006: bearded Senators prior to Robert Nichols were Craig A. Washington who served in the Senate in the 68th-71st Leg., 1983-89; and William Sebastian, 26th-28th Senate 1899-1905. Senate Research Center.
  • 27th Legislature (1901) - W.P. Sebastian, postoffice Breckenridge, Stephens County, nativity Missouri, lawyer, Democrat, age 48, 24 years in Texas, served in former sessions: 23rd-24th House, 26th Senate. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

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Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903
Commerce and Manufactures  
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) 
Judiciary No. 2  
Mining and Irrigation  
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Affairs  
Stock and Stock Raising  
27th R.S. - 1901
Federal Relations  
Insurance, Statistics and History  
Judiciary No. 2  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) 
State Affairs  
State Asylums  
Stock and Stock-Raising  
Visit Storm Stricken District of Texas Coast  
26th R.S. - 1899
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties and County Boundaries  
Labor  
Privileges and Elections (Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Asylums  
Stock and Stock Raising  
Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments  
24th R.S. - 1895
Civil Code, Special  
County Government and County Finances  
Federal Relations (Chair) 
Judiciary No. 1  
Public Lands and Land Office  
State Asylums  
23rd R.S. - 1893
Federal Relations  
Judiciary No. 1  
Public Lands and Land Office  
Stock and Stockraising  

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