William Petit Sebastian

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

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	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.

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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

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, 1890-1977.
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

Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.P. Sebastian, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

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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