Whitley S. Stepter

Full Name: Whitley S. "Whit" Stepter
Date of birth: September 13, 1874
Date of death: February 5, 1926

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Palmer / Ellis		Ellis
H	39	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Palmer / Ellis		Ellis

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Whitley S. Stepter, "Palmer Editor Dies Suddenly: W.S. Stepter, Former Legislator, to Be Buried Sunday," 2/7/1926, p. 66. Dallas Morning News.
Obituary, Whit Stepter, "Last Rites Are Paid to W.S. Stepter: Impressive Service Marks Passing of Blind Ex-Legislator," 2/8/1926, p. 1. Waxahachie Daily Light.

Other Resources

Whit S. Stepter, birth date 9/13/1874 in Kentucky; death date 2/5/1926 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; reporter for paper. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.S. Stepter, birth date 9/13/1874, death date 2/5/1926, burial in Palmer Cemetery, Palmer, Ellis County. Includes obituary from Waxahachie Daily Light, 2/8/1926. Find a Grave.
32nd Legislature (1911) - W.S. Stepter, postoffice Palmer, nativity Kentucky, age 35 (born circa 1876), insurance, 35 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W.S. Stepter, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.S. Stepter, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

32nd R.S. - 1911 Forestry Municipal Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Federal Relations Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Debt State Asylums
31st R.S. - 1909 Federal Relations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Asylums

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