Walter Calisto Woodward
Full Name: Walter Calisto Woodward
Date of birth: May 16, 1882
Date of death: December 17, 1940
Terms of Service top
Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
S
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25
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
(1)
(2)
42nd
(3)
43rd
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Coleman / Coleman
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Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)
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Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
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S
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25
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Jan 11, 1927 - Mar 21, 1930
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41st
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
40th
(8)
41st
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
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Democrat
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Coleman / Coleman
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Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
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Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
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S
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25
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
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39th
(9)
(10)
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Democrat
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Coleman / Coleman
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Brown, Coke, Coleman, Comanche, Concho, Gillespie, Irion, Kimble, McCulloch, Mason, Menard, Mills, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Tom Green
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(1)
43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 10/12/1934.
Senate Journal.
(2)
43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1.
Senate Media.
(3)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/8/1929.
Senate Journal.
(5)
"Fifteen State Senators Must Seek Re-Election in Summer", 1/3/1930, p. 2.
Big Spring Daily Herald.
(6)
Woodward resigned 3/21/1930.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(7)
41st Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1929, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(8)
40th Legislature - Certificate of New Senators and Roll Call of New Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(9)
39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(10)
39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 2-year term.
Senate Journal.
Biographical Notes and Resources top
Selected Newspaper articles
Resolutions and Journal entries
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, January-February 1941, p. 46.
Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in preview of 44th Legislature and discussion of legislative turnover, "Texas House Gets 80 New Members," 10/15/1934, p. 14.
San Antonio Express.
Photographs
- Photograph.
Walter C. Woodward, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Walter C. Woodward, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Walter C. Woodward, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Walter C. Woodward, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph.
Walter C. Woodward, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
Committee Information top
43rd R.S. - 1933
Civil Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Congressional Districts
Constitutional Amendments
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Finance
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Subcommittee on Rules of Procedure
Insurance
Investigating
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Nominations of the Governor
Public Land and Land Office
Reductions in State Appropriations, Special
(Chair)
Rio Grande Valley Hurricane Damage
Rules
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
State Penitentiaries
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Steering Committee
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Civil Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Congressional Districts
Constitutional Amendments
Criminal Jurisprudence
Educational Affairs
Finance
Insurance
Judge J.B. Price Impeachment
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Nominations By Governor
Public Lands and Land Office
Rules
(Vice Chair)
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
State Highways and Motor Traffic
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41st R.S. - 1929
Civil Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Insurance
Lease of Land for Travis County Courthouse, Investigate
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Nominations By Governor
Public Lands and Land Office
Representative Districts
Senatorial Districts
State Affairs
State Institutions and Departments
(Vice Chair)
Stock and Stock Raising
Texas Oklahoma Boundary
Towns and City Corporations
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40th R.S. - 1927
Civil Jurisprudence
Criminal Jurisprudence
(Chair)
Educational Affairs
Insurance
(Vice Chair)
Military Affairs
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Rules
Stock and Stock Raising
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39th R.S. - 1925
Civil Jurisprudence
Constitutional Amendments
Criminal Jurisprudence
(Vice Chair)
Insurance
Internal Improvements
(Chair)
Military Affairs
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage
Restoration of Political Rights to James E. Ferguson, Investigate
Rules
(Chair)
State Affairs
State Penitentiaries
Stock and Stock Raising
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