Henry Logan Winfield

Full Name: Henry Logan "Heinie" Winfield
Date of birth: December 6, 1887
Date of death: October 1, 1957

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
S	29	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	49th 50th	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos		Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	29	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th ⁽¹⁾ 48th	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos	Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)	Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	29	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos		Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

(1) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 9/19/1941. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 29
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 49th 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Stockton / Pecos
Counties in district: Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Senate District 29
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th ⁽¹⁾ 48th
Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)
(47th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Stockton / Pecos
Counties in district: Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Senate District 29
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 45th ⁽³⁾ 46th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Stockton / Pecos
Counties in district: Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 4. Birth date 12/6/1887. Resolutions - Memorial.
55th Legislature, 1st C.S. - address of Senator Dorsey Hardeman at the funeral of Senator H.L. Winfield, ordered printed in the journal, 10/14/1957, pp. 11-13. Birth date 12/6/1887. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "H.L. Winfield Ex-Senator, Dead at 69," 10/2/1967, p. 11. Editorial, Henry Logan Whitfield [sic], 10/6/1957, p. 10. "Heinie" Winfield, served 12 years in the Texas Senate. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Other Resources

Henry Logan Winfield, birth date 12/6/1887, death date 10/1/1957 in Fort Stockton, Pecos County, ranching and oil business. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Henry Logan Winfield, birth date 12/6/1888, death date 10/1/1957, burial in East Hill Cemetery, Fort Stockton, Pecos County. Find a Grave.
Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.

Photographs

Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Banking Contingent Expense Employees Assignment, Special Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish General Investigating, Special Governor's Mansion Labor Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
49th R.S. - 1945 Banking (Vice Chair) Contingent Expense Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Finance Game and Fish Interstate Cooperation Labor Nominations of the Governor (Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising Veterans' Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Banking (Chair) Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special Finance Game and Fish Highways and Motor Traffic Judicial Districts Labor Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Debts, Claims and Accounts Public Health Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Senatorial Districts State Affairs State Departments and Institutions Stock and Stock Raising
47th R.S. - 1941 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Education Finance Fireproofing Capitol, Special Game and Fish Judicial Districts Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
46th R.S. - 1939 Banking (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Education Finance Game and Fish (Vice Chair) Interstate Co-operation Judicial Districts Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs Banking Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Finance Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) Representative Districts State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic

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