Background
Tarver, William Allen was born on May 30, 1883 in near Summit, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Allen and Julia Elizabeth (Muse) Tarver.
Tarver, William Allen was born on May 30, 1883 in near Summit, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Allen and Julia Elizabeth (Muse) Tarver.
Bachelor of Science, Southwestern U., Georgetown, Texas, 1906, Doctor of Laws, 1932.
1 son, William Allen. Admitted to Texas bar, 1907. Member Treadwell & Tarver, Corsicana, 1907-1912.
Prosecuting attorney Navarro Company, 1919-1923. Member Davis, Jester and Tarver, Corsicana, 1924-1929. Appointed life insurance commissioner and chairman Board Insurance Commissioners of Texas, 1929-1933.
Examiner with Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia, 1933. Appointed chief counsel prohibition unit, Department of Justice, June 20, 1933. Representative of Department of Justice on Federal Alcohol Control Administration and chief counsel alcoholic beverage unit, Division of Investigation of Department of Justice, 1933-1934, bond and spirits division, since 1934.
Appointed special assistant to attorney general of the United States, Texas, 1939.
Member Texas House of Republican, 1907-1915. Elected president National Insurance Commissioners Convention, 1932. President Boy Scout Council Navarro Company, 1923-1928.
Member Committee on Legal Education, District of Columbia, 1939. Mason, Woodman.
Married Esther Mae Woods, June 30, 1908.; married second, Sara Garrett. Children: Laura Elizabeth (Mistress George Jonte), Esther Mae (Mistress Girard Kinney), William Allen, Martha Ann.