Background
Orgain, William Edmund was born on December 26, 1882 in Bastrop, Texas, United States. Son of Benjamin Darby and Drusilla (Johnson) Orgain.
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William Edmund Orgain
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Education
Student Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, 1899-1903, Doctor of Laws, 1933. Bachelor of Science, University of Texas, 1906, Bachelor of Laws, 1906.
Career
Admitted to Texas bar, 1906, and began practice at Beaumont. Member Orgain, Bell & Tueker. Director American National Bank.
Director Gulf States Utilities Company, Sabine Towing Company, Norvell-Wilder Supply Company.
Achievements
Membership
Member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1907. Member Rules of Practice and Procedure Committee of Texas Supreme Court. Member and former president of the board of trustees Southwestern U.
Member Selective Service Board Northern 6, Jefferson County, Texas.
Member American Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Jefferson County Bar Association (ex-president and director), Beaumont Chamber Commerce. Mason, Woodman of World.
Clubs: Beaumont Business Men'son Beaumont Country (ex-president).
Connections
Married Mary Bolinger, December 2, 1908. Children: Benjamin Darby, John Clinton, Drusilla Allene.
