Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	70	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Mathis / San Patricio		Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
H	70	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Mathis / San Patricio		Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 54, 2/3/1947, pp. 197-198. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, Rev. George W. Coltrin, chaplain of the Texas House of Representatives, 1/29/1947, p. 10. Born 9/3/1866 in Centralia, Illinois. "He was a member of the House in the 41st and 42nd Legislatures, and had served as chaplain in all subsequent sessions." Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/23/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary, "House Chaplain, G.W. Coltrin, Dies," 1/28/1947. Austin Bureau of The News. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Other Resources

George Whitfield Coltrin, birth date 9/3/1866, death date 1/28/1947 in Austin, Travis County, retired minister. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
George W. Coltrin, birth date 9/3/1866, death date 1/28/1947, burial in Cenizo Hill Cemetery, Mathis, San Patricio County, Texas. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Geo. W. Coltrin, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. George W. Coltrin, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Insurance Liquor Traffic (Chair) Public Health
41st R.S. - 1929 Congressional Districts Game and Fisheries Insurance Liquor Traffic

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