William W. Bond Explained

William W. Bond
State House:Tennessee
District:Haywood
Term Start:1917
Term End:1921
State Senate2:Tennessee
District2:21st
Term Start2:1921
Term End2:1923
Order3:Speaker of the Tennessee Senate
Term3:1921–1923
Birth Name:William West Bond
Birth Date:8 March 1884
Birth Place:Brownsville, Tennessee
Death Place:Brownsville, Tennessee
Party:Democratic
Occupation:Lawyer
Spouse:Rosa Montedonico (1916–1975; his death)

William West Bond (March 8, 1884 – May 9, 1975) was an American lawyer and politician in the state of Tennessee. He served as the Speaker of the Tennessee Senate from 1921 to 1923.

Bond was born in 1884 in Brownsville, Tennessee to Judge John Rascoe and Jennie (née Taylor) Bond. He attended schools in Brownsville before attending Bethel College and Vanderbilt University, graduating from the latter in 1907 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He taught school and studied law at the Cumberland School of Law before opening up a law practice in Haywood County in 1910.[1] Bond was elected as a Democrat to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1917 to represent Haywood County. He served in that capacity until 1921, when he was elected to the Tennessee Senate, this time representing Haywood and Fayette County (21st District).[2] During his term in the senate, from 1921 to 1923, Bond was also selected to serve as speaker which he served until the completion of his term in 1923.[3]

Bond married Rosa Montedonico of Italy on February 28, 1916. He had four children with her, Rosa, in 1918, William West, Jr. in 1919, Emanuel "Monte", in 1923 and Aurelia, in 1927. He was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and was active in the freemasons organization. Bond died in May 1975 in Brownsville and he is interred in Oakwood Cemetery in that same city. His wife, Rosa died in 1982.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Tennessee: the volunteer state, 1769-1923 - John Trotwood Moore, Austin Powers Foster - Google Books . Google Books. 2012-12-14. Moore . John Trotwood . Foster . Austin Powers . 1923 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-12-14 . 2014-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140528103310/http://www.tennessee.gov/tsla/history/misc/tga-senate3.pdf . dead .
  3. Book: Biographical Directory of the Tennessee General Assembly: 1901-1931 - Dan Merritt Robison, Ilene J. Cornwell, Tennessee State Library and Archives - Google Books . Google Books. 2008-08-31 . 9780874020083 . 2012-12-14. McBride . Robert Martin . Robison . Dan Merritt . Cornwell . Ilene J. . Tennessee State Library and Archives .
  4. Web site: Oakwood Cemetery, A - K . Tngenweb.org . 2012-12-14.