Walter Elmer Pope

Full Name: Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer" Pope
Date of birth: February 9, 1879
Date of death: November 2, 1944

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	71	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	71	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	76	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	76	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
H	76	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Corpus Christi / Nueces	Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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House District 71
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 71
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 76
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 76
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

House District 76
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corpus Christi / Nueces
Counties in district: Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 36, 1/22/1945, pp. 92-93. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/1/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, February 1945, p. 105. "Dean of the House, and is credited with introducing more bills than any other senator or representative of his time." Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch and description of the Walter Elmer Pope papers. W.E. Pope Papers.

Other Resources

T.H. McGregor of Austin, Preston L. Anderson of San Antonio, John M. Mathis of Houston, and "Uncle Elmer" Pope of Corpus Christi, "Austinite Last of Famed 'Four Horsemen'," 10/22/1952, p. 4. Austin American.
Obituary and photo, "W.E. Pope Services Here Today," 11/3/1944, p. 2-B. Corpus Christi Caller.
Obituary and photo, "W.E. Pope, Former Legislator and City Attorney, Succumbs," 11/2/1944, pp. 1, 12 (partial). Founder of the Corpus Christi Times. "He became dean of the House by virtue of his 22-year tenure," including information on legislative record. Corpus Christi Times.
Walter Elmer Pope, birth date 2/9/1879 in Leon County, Texas; death date 11/2/1944 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Walter Elmer Pope (1879-1944), burial in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. W.E. Pope, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.E. Pope, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939 Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation Rules (Chair)
45th R.S. - 1937 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Public Lands and Buildings Rules
44th R.S. - 1935 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Cotton Export, Special Enrolled Bills Highways and Motor Traffic Public Lands and Buildings Requesting Governor to Give Certain Information In Regard to State Planning Board, Special Revenue and Taxation Rules (Chair) State Departments and Permanent School Fund, Special
43rd R.S. - 1933 Appropriations Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Revenue and Taxation Rules (Chair)
42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Moody Chair Purchase, Investigate Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings
41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
37th R.S. - 1921 Conservation and Reclamation Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation State Affairs (Vice Chair)
36th R.S. - 1919 Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Goodnight Ranch Visit Municipal and Private Corporations (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation
35th R.S. - 1917 Charges Against James E. Ferguson, Governor, Investigate Irrigation Judicial Districts Public Lands and Land Office (Chair) Reforms in Criminal Procedure Revenue and Taxation

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