W.M. Whitesides

Washington Mingus Whitesides

Full Name: Washington Mingus Whitesides
Date of birth: October 11, 1912
Date of death: September 14, 2005

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 31 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Troup / Cherokee   Cherokee
H 31 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Troup / Cherokee   Cherokee

Terms of Service top

House District 31
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Troup / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee
House District 31
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Troup / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

Biographical Information top

Other Resources

  • Washington M. Whitesides, birth date 10/11/1912, death date 9/14/2005, burial in Henry's Chapel Cemetery, Troup, Cherokee County. Grave marker inscription: "Texas Legislature 1940-1944." Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and photo, Washington Mingus Whitesides, 9/17/2005, p. B5. Born 10/11/1912 in Troup, Texas; died 9/14/2005 in Houston. Houston Chronicle.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943
Agriculture  
Labor  
Military Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Penitentiaries  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
47th R.S. - 1941
Live Stock and Stock Raising  
Penitentiaries  
Public Health  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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