Jesse Floyd Ward

Full Name: Jesse Floyd Ward
Date of birth: October 23, 1894
Date of death: April 13, 1974

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	30	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Rosenberg / Fort Bend	Fort Bend, Waller
H	30	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Rosenberg / Fort Bend	Fort Bend, Waller
H	20	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Rosenberg / Fort Bend	Fort Bend, Waller
H	20	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Rosenberg / Fort Bend	Fort Bend, Waller

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House District 30
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller

House District 30
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller

House District 20
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller

House District 20
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend
Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 123. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Other Resources

Jesse Floyd Ward, birth date 10/23/1894 in Guy, Texas; death date 4/13/1974 in Richmond, Fort Bend County; County School Superintendent and State Representative. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Jesse F. Ward (1895-1974), burial in Cook-Walden Memorial Hill Cemetery, Austin. Includes photo and reprint of obituary from Herald Coaster, 4/15/1974. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.F. Ward, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.F. Ward, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.F. Ward, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.F. Ward, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Aeronautics Agriculture (Vice Chair) Appropriations Labor State Affairs
53rd R.S. - 1953 Aeronautics Agriculture Appropriations Federal Relations Labor (Vice Chair)
50th R.S. - 1947 Claims and Accounts Conservation and Reclamation Contingent Expenses (Chair) Labor Revenue and Taxation
49th R.S. - 1945 Enrolled Bills Liquor Regulation Penitentiaries

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