Joseph Felix Greathouse

Full Name: Joseph Felix "Joe" Greathouse
Date of birth: November 4, 1888
Date of death: January 2, 1968

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	101-3	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-3	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) 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 101-3
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 101-3
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

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Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1968, p. 424. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Captain, World War I. "He want [sic] to Fort Worth for Army training during World War I and returned after the war to practice law . . . A captain during World War I, Mr. Greathouse was wounded and decorated for combat in France." Memorial, May 1968, p. 424. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Capital Chatter," 2/19/1935, p. 2 Denton Record-Chronicle.
Joseph Felix Greathouse, birth date 11/4/1888 in Lexington, Kentucky; death date 1/2/1968 in Fort Worth, Texas; attorney at law, veteran of World War I, interment in Greenwood Mausoleum, Fort Worth. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. Joseph Greathouse, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jos F. Greathouse, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jos F. Greathouse, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935 Common Carriers Insurance Labor Military Affairs Requesting Governor to Give Certain Information In Regard to State Planning Board, Special Tarrant County Relief Situation, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Insurance Judiciary Labor Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings (Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Commerce and Manufactures Insurance Labor Military Affairs Public Lands and Buildings

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