(1) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(2) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

23rd Legislature - Walter Tipps. 24th Legislature - Tips. Senate Journal. 23rd R.S. 24th R.S.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Death Came Suddenly: Walter Tips, Prominent Austin Merchant, Passed Away . . . ," 4/21/1911, p. 10. "Mr. Tips served as State Senator for four years during the late 90s and was for twelve or fifteen years a member of the State Penitentiary Commission, beginning this service under Governor Ireland." "At the breaking out of the war between the states he volunteered for service as a Confederate and served throughout the war on the Texas coast, coming out at the end as a lieutenant of artillery." Austin Statesman.
Person Sheet, biography, and portrait - Walter E. Tips, Founder of Walter Tips Co. and Engine Works. Texas State Senator. Birth date 7/23/1841 in Elberfeld, Germany; death date 4/20/1911 in Austin. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis Co., Texas. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 6th Field Battery, Texas Light Artillery, enlistment date 10/14/1861 in Austin, Texas. Walter E. Tips, Texas, U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Walter Tips, U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865; U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

"Tips May Be Tops for Development: Old Steel Plant Might One Day Be Surrounded by Tony Shops," by Shonda Novak, 9/12/2003. Beachman Foundry & Machine Co. (now Tips Iron and Steel) co-founded by State Sen. Walter Tips in 1899. Austin American-Statesman.
Walter Tips, birth date 7/23/1841 in Germany, death date 4/20/1911 in Austin, Travis County, Texas, hardware merchant and banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Walter Tips, death date 4/20/1911, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.
23rd Legislature (1893) - Walter Tips, postoffice Austin, nativity Germany, age 51, merchant, 43 years in Texas, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. Walter Tipps, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter Tips, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895 Commerce and Manufactures Education Finance (Chair) Military Affairs Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Towns and City Corporations
23rd R.S. - 1893 Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Education Finance Frontier Protection Judicial Districts Penitentiaries Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs Town and City Corporations Treasurer's and Comptroller's Office

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