Portrait and biographical sketch, Judge William McCarty Peck, Volume IV, pp. 1883-1884. Born 5/22/1848 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Obituary, "Judge Peck Dies Suddenly at Memphis," The Denison Herald, 7/31/1919, p. 1. Death date 7/31/1919. "Judge Peck was among the first to settle in Denison . . . He served the city as mayor and later the county as representative in the Legislature and subsequently was judge of the Fifteenth district court for two terms . . . "
"Denison School Beneficiary in Peck's Will," The Denison Herald, 8/4/1919, p. 1.
Memorial resolutions, "Collin County Bar on Death of Judge Peck," The Denison Herald, 8/5/1919, p. 5. All crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). August 4, 1919 August 5, 1919 July 31, 1919

Other Resources

W.N. Peck. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. 24th R.S.
Judge William McCarty Peck, death date 7/31/1919 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. FamilySearch. Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966
William M. Peck, died 1919, lawyer, mayor, legislator, district judge, school benefactor, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Denison, Grayson County. Find a Grave.
23rd Legislature (1893) - W.M. Peck, postoffice Denison, nativity Indiana, age 42, lawyer, 20 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W.M. Peck, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.M. Peck, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. W.M. Peck, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

24th R.S. - 1895 Austin Daily Statesman Reporter Conduct Claims and Accounts Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Federal Relations Judiciary No. 1 State Asylums
23rd R.S. - 1893 Federal Relations Investigate Certain Charges Against Land Commissioner Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Revenue and Taxation Town and City Corporations

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