Welza Elijah Reid

Full Name: Welza Elijah "Wed" Reid
Date of birth: July 19, 1894
Date of death: August 24, 1955

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	117	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Colorado City / Mitchell		Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

(1) Home city listed as Colorado. House Journal.

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House District 117
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Colorado City / Mitchell
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

(1) Home city listed as Colorado. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/13/1929, p. 10. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary and photo, "W.E. Reid, 61, Father of Local Woman, Passes," The Daily News-Telegram (Sulphur Springs, Texas), 8/25/1955, p. 1, crediting Hopkins County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Census of 1930 - Welza E. Reid, Colorado City, Mitchell County, age 36, born circa 1894 in Arkansas, newspaper editor, wife Clyde Reid. FamilySearch. 1930
Welza Elijah Reid, birth date 7/19/1894 in Arkansas, death date 8/24/1955 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, owner/paper supply. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Welza Elijah "Wed" Reid of Yellville, Arkansas. "Owner of Western Newspaper Supply, Dallas, TX. Published many newspapers throughout TX. Member of TX Legislature 1927-1929." Married Clyde Orilla Thurman. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Wed E. Reid. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Reid, 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.

Committee Information top

41st R.S. - 1929
Appropriations
Meridian College
Oil, Gas and Mining
Public Printing (Vice Chair)

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