Walter Edwin Jones

Full Name: Walter Edwin Jones
Date of birth: July 5, 1876
Date of death: February 3, 1941

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	76	Jan 14, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	76	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	76	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	76	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	76	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	76	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1937. Oath of office administered on 1/14/1937, p. 55. House Journal.
(2) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 76
Jan 14, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

House District 76
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

House District 76
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

House District 76
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

House District 76
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

House District 76
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 106, 2/7/1941, pp. 408-409. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Blog post, biographical sketch, Walter Edwin Jones, "Benton City Family Served Community," 12/31/2007. Atascosa County Chronicles.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.

Other Resources

Walter E. Jones, birth date 7/5/1876 in Texas; death date 2/3/1941 in Lytle, Atascosa County; Superintendent, Confederate Home, Austin, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Walter Edwin Jones, birth date 7/6/1876; permanent home address in Jourdanton, Atascosa County; lawyer; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Atascosa County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Walter E. Jones (1876-1941), burial in Jourdantown City Cemetery, Jourdanton, Atascosa County. Find a Grave.
Biographical information and quotations - Representative Walter E. Jones - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 14, 17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.

Photographs

Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation
44th R.S. - 1935 Banks and Banking Judiciary Oil Industry and 'Hot Oil Situation,' Special Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation (Chair)
43rd R.S. - 1933 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Lands and Buildings
42nd R.S. - 1931 Counties (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Labor Live Stock and Stock Raising
41st R.S. - 1929 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Labor Live Stock and Stock Raising
39th R.S. - 1925 Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Judicial Districts Labor School Districts Voting Irregularities, Investigate

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