Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Walter Cranford

Full Name: John Walter Cranford
Other surnames: Crawford
Birth date: July 28, 1859
Death date: March 3, 1899

Terms of Service

Senate, 23rd ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Democrat
Senate, 22nd ⁽²⁾ & 21st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1889 - 1/10/1893
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/22/1891, Regular Session.

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives .
(3) G.W. Crawford, Senate District 5. List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(5) 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 2 years. Senate Journal . January 10, 1893
January 11, 1893

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. Cranford, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Cranford, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Cranford, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

CRANFORD, John Walter (1862-1899). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
Biographical sketch, pp. 209-210. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families 1889.
John W. Cranford, birth date 7/28/1859, death date 3/3/1899, burial in Sulphur Springs City Cemetery, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County. Includes portrait, biographical sketch, "served as a member of the Texas State Senate (1888-96). Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, "Lawmakers of Texas: Something about Men Who Left Records at Austin: Cranford, Bowser, Simpson, Atlee, Imboden, Steele, Greer and Douglass. Their Personal and Political Points," 8/27/1893, p. 13. Galveston Daily News .
CRANFORD, JOHN WALTER (1859-1899). Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, John W. Cranford, p. 626. Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas 1890.
Biographical sketch and portrait, John Walter Cranford, pp. 185-187. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature 1889.
Biographical sketch and portrait, John W. Cranford, pp. 184-185. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature 1892.
Obituary, "Cranford Is Dead: Texas Congressman Passes Away at the National Capital . . . ," and "Cranford's Sad Death," Free State Enterprise (Canton, Texas), 3/9/1899, p. 1, crediting Van Zandt County Library.
Funeral, "Interred at Sunset: Remains of Congressman Cranford Buried at Sulphur Springs," The Democrat (McKinney, Texas), 3/9/1899, p. 2, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . Obituary Funeral
Biographical sketch, p. 389. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889 1999.