Dwight Lyman Lewelling

Full Name: Dwight Lyman Lewelling
Date of birth: November 27, 1879
Date of death: April 23, 1936

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	44	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	44	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

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House District 44
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 44
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

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Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Death of Benefactor, Dwight L. Lewelling, Shocks Mission Bums," 4/24/1936, p. 1. Lewelling was an "ex-County Attorney and legislator . . . He served two terms in the Legislature from Dallas County, and once was a candidate for Governor and again a candidate for Attorney General." Dallas Morning News.
Dwight Lyman Lewelling, birth date 11/27/1879, death date 4/23/1936 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Mentioned in: Nicola, Carson. On the Labor Front: Uncovering Dallas's Union Legislators 1890-1920. Texas Christian University, May 8, 2023. Texas Christian University.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Dwight L. Lewelling, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dwight L. Lewelling, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments Judiciary Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) Reforms in Criminal Procedure Supreme Judicial Districts
33rd R.S. - 1913 Confederate Pension Warrants, Investigate Constitutional Amendments Liquor Traffic Public Debt Reforms in Criminal Procedure Supreme Judicial Districts

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