Washington Woodruff King

Full Name: Washington Woodruff "Cap" King
Date of birth: January 5, 1880
Date of death: February 6, 1959

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	11	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Bronson / Sabine		Sabine, San Augustine
H	9	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Bronson / Sabine		Jasper, Newton, Sabine

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House District 11
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bronson / Sabine
Counties in district: Sabine, San Augustine

House District 9
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bronson / Sabine
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine

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Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 225. Resolutions - Memorial.
56th Legislature, R.S., SR 86. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Washington Woodruff King, Volume IV, pp. 48-49. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Lieutenant, World War I. "He had hardly begun his practice when he was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Army Intelligence Service in 1917. He resumed the practice of Law in Dallas in 1919." 56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 225. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Washington W. (Cap) King, birth date 1/5/1880 in Texas; death date 2/6/1959 in Vidor, Orange County; retired merchant. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Washington Woodruff King, birth date 1/5/1880, residence in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
Washington W. King (1880-1959), burial in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County. Find a Grave.
Candidate for U.S. Senate in 1941, "Washington Woodruff 'Cap' King, former member of the Texas legislature," "Two More File in Race for Senator," 5/23/1941, p. 3. Wichita Falls Times.

Photographs

Photograph. W.W. (Cap) King, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W. King, 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.
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 Agriculture Claims and Accounts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special
33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation

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