W.J. Carson

William Joseph Carson

Full Name: William Joseph "Cowboy" Carson
Date of birth: May 15, 1865
Date of death: January 19, 1929

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 91 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat San Angelo / Tom Green   Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

Terms of Service top

House District 91
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Angelo / Tom Green
Counties in district: Glasscock, Howard, Irion, Reagan, Sterling, Tom Green

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary and photo, "W.J. Carson Passes Away," The Rocksprings Record and Edwards County Leader (Rocksprings, Texas), 1/25/1929, pp. 1, 4. "William Joseph 'Cowboy' Carson, 63, among the last of the old-time cowboys who herded cattle in the early days . . . was know[n] as the 'Cowboy Representative.' He served in the 38th legislature active in promoting the establishment of Texas Technological College in west Texas as a member of the committee on public lands and buildings." Born 5/15/1865 on a ranch in Blanco County. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

  • W.J. Carson, birth date 5/15/1865 in Texas; death date 1/19/1929 in San Angelo, Tom Green County; retired. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • William Joseph Carson, birth date 5/15/1865, death date 1/19/1929, burial in Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Green County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.J. Carson, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923
Banks and Banking  
Counties  
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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