William Ward Turney
Full Name: William Ward TurneyDate of birth: July 11, 1861
Date of death: March 23, 1939
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 25 | Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th (1) (2) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel | |
| S | 25 | Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901 | 26th (3) (4) 25th (5) | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Senate President Pro Tempore (26th) | Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel |
| H | 96 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | El Paso / El Paso | Brewster, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Val Verde, Foley, Buchel | |
| H | 96 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd (6) (7) | Democrat | Alpine / Brewster | Brewster, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Val Verde, Foley, Buchel |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 26th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/25/1899, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) Home city taken from House memorial resolution and Texas Legislative Manual. Home county taken from House Journal. ↩
(7) Handbook of Texas states Turney moved to El Paso in 1892. Texas House of Representatives, a pictorial roster lists home county of El Paso. Home address of El Paso also listed in Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 27th (1) (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel
- Legislatures:
- 26th (3) (4) 25th (5)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (26th)
(25th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Maverick, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala, Foley, Buchel
- Legislatures:
- 24th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- El Paso / El Paso
- Counties in district:
- Brewster, El Paso, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Val Verde, Foley, Buchel
Terms of service notes
(1) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. ↩
(2) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 26th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/25/1899, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) Home city taken from House memorial resolution and Texas Legislative Manual. Home county taken from House Journal. ↩
(7) Handbook of Texas states Turney moved to El Paso in 1892. Texas House of Representatives, a pictorial roster lists home county of El Paso. Home address of El Paso also listed in Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
Biographical Information
- 46th Legislature, R.S., HSR 187, 3/27/1939, pp. 1443-1444. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 46th Legislature, R.S., SR 49, 3/23/1939, p. 730. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, pp. 57-62. Below the Escondido Rim: a History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend, 2005.
- TURNEY, WILLIAM WARD (1861-1939). Relatives: William Ward Turney and Albert Macon Turney - brothers. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, W.W. Turney, pp. 38-39. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
- Biographical sketch, W.W. Turney, pp. 72-73. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
- Account of W.W. Turney's years in El Paso, pp. 77-80. Below the Escondido Rim: a History of the O2 Ranch in the Texas Big Bend, 2005.
- "Turney Mansion Becomes Work of Art," Vol. 14, 1996. Borderlands.
- Obituary and photo, "Death Takes W.W. Turney After Illness," 3/23/1939, pp. 1, 8. El Paso Herald Post.
- Obituary and photo, "W.W. Turney's Funeral Today; Prominent Lawyer, Ranchman," 3/24/1939, pp. 1, 2. El Paso Times.
- William Ward Turney, birth date 7/11/1861 in Marshall; death date 3/23/1939 in El Paso, El Paso County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- William W. Turney (death 1939), portrait, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, with spouse Iva G. Turney. Find a Grave.
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.W. Turney, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 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.
- 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.
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