Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	103	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Weatherford / Parker	Parker
H	103	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Weatherford / Parker	Parker
H	103	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Weatherford / Parker	Parker

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

Arthur Washington Cato, birth date 2/1/1901 in Gainesville, Georgia, residence in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, registration date 2/16/1942, place of employment: State Representative, State of Texas. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com.
Not listed in Census of 1900. Census of 1910 - Aurthur W. Cato, Weatherford, Parker County, age 9, born circa 1901 in Georgia, son of C.B. and Ola Cato.
Census of 1920 - Arther W. Cato, Parker County, Texas, age 18, born circa 1902 in Georgia, son of Charlie B. and Etta L. Cato.
Census of 1930 - Arthur W. Cato, Dallas, Dallas County, age 28, born circa 1902 in Georgia, grocery store manager.
Census of 1940 - Arthur W. Cato, Weatherford, Parker County, age 41, born circa 1899, automobile tires salesman, wife Bettie, living in household of father-in-law James M. Martin. FamilySearch. 1910 1920 1930 1940
Arthur W. Cato, birth date 2/1/1902 in Weatherford, Texas, death date 4/19/1968 in Austin, Travis County, clerk-drug & grocery. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Arthur W. Cato, birth date 2/1/1901, death date April 1968 in Austin, Travis County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Arthur W. Cato, birth date 2/1/1900, death date 4/19/1968, burial in Curtis Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, grave marker inscription: "Parker County State Representative 1941-1946." Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Arthur Cato, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Arthur Cato, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Arthur Cato, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Appropriations Education Insurance Public Health (Vice Chair) Rules
48th R.S. - 1943 Education Insurance Labor Public Health Public Lands and Buildings School Census, Special
47th R.S. - 1941 Education Labor Labor Department, Investigation, Special Labor Unions and Activities, Investigation, Special Public Health Public Printing Un-American Activities

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