William DeBerry Adair

Full Name: William DeBerry Adair
Date of birth: March 12, 1847
Date of death: October 11, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	26	Jan 14, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Huntsville / Walker		Montgomery, Trinity, Walker
H	38	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Huntsville / Walker		Montgomery, Trinity, Walker

(1) Absent on first day; sworn 1/14/1903, Messrs. Adair and Mulkey Take Oath of Office, 1/14/1903, p. 21. House Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/13/1933, p. 800. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., Senate Simple Resolution 20, 10/12/1933, p. 466. Resolutions - Memorial.
Telegram dated 10/11/1933 from Huntsville, Texas, "Hon. W.D. Adair died 5:30 today." 19th Day (Continued), 10/11/1933, Appendix, p. 370. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, William D. Adair, pp. 83-84. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army. "Confederate Soldier in Lee's Army from 1861 to 1865." 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S., 10/13/1933, p. 800. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

William DeBerry Adair, birth date 3/12/1847, death date 10/11/1933, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.D. Adair, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.D. Adair, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries Military Affairs Mining and Minerals Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds
27th R.S. - 1901 Congressional Districts Education Public Debt State Affairs

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