W.W. Glass

Webster Winifred Glass

Full Name: Webster Winifred Glass
Date of birth: November 4, 1903
Date of death: November 29, 1994

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 17 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 17 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 17 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 17 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 17 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 31 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 31 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (2)   Democrat Jacksonville / Cherokee   Cherokee

(1) Stockman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Teaching. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 17
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 17
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 17
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 17
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 17
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 31
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 31
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jacksonville / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

(1) Stockman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Teaching. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Former Rep. Webster W. Glass of Jacksonville mentioned in "Payroll for Ex-Lawmakers Now Over $10,000 Month," 3/29/1970, p. 10-A. Abilene Reporter-News.
  • Webster W. Glass, death date 11/29/1994 in Cherokee County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
  • W.W. Glass, birth date 11/4/1903, death date 11/29/1994, burial in Union Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County. Includes obituary from Tyler Morning Telegraph, 12/1/1994. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, Webster W. Glass, Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Texas), 12/8/1994, p. 4, crediting Singletary Memorial Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Obituary, "Webster W. Glass Services Thursday," 12/1/1994, p. 8. Veteran of World War II. Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Photographs

  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. W.W. Glass, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961
Aeronautics  
Appropriations  
Claims and Accounts (Vice Chair) 
Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
Public Health  
56th R.S. - 1959
Appropriations  
Appropriations Subcommittee on Judiciary  
Constitutional Amendments  
Contingent Expenses (Chair) 
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
55th R.S. - 1957
Commerce and Manufacturer's (Chair) 
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Contingent Expenses  
Education  
Penitentiaries  
54th R.S. - 1955
Contingent Expenses  
Counties  
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Banks and Banking  
Claims and Accounts  
Education  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
44th R.S. - 1935
Claims and Accounts  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Education  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Liquor Traffic  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Education (Vice Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Revenue and Taxation  

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