J.W.E.H. Beck

John W.E.H. Beck

Full Name: John W. E. H. Beck
Date of birth: March 24, 1878
Date of death: November 28, 1941

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 1 Jan 10, 1933 - Mar 24, 1936 43rd (4)   44th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
S 1 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd (5) (6)   41st (7)   42nd (5) (6)   Democrat DeKalb / Bowie Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

(1) "Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district . . ." Galveston Daily News.
(2) In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/23/1931. Senate Journal.
(6) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 1
Jan 10, 1933 - Mar 24, 1936
Legislatures: 43rd (4)   44th (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus
Senate District 1
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd (5) (6)   41st (7)   42nd (5) (6)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: DeKalb / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus

(1) "Beck Resigns Senate Post," 3/25/1936. Dateline 3/24/1936, "Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck of DeKalb resigned today as senator from the Texarkana district . . ." Galveston Daily News.
(2) In Senate, E. Harold Beck, in special election 4/18/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded John W. E. H. Beck, resigned after 2nd C.S. In House, George H. Harper, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded E. Harold Beck, resigned 3/25/1936. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/23/1931. Senate Journal.
(6) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(7) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 48th Legislature, R.S., SR 72, 4/12/1943, p. 655. Birth date 3/24/1878 in Dahlonega, Georgia, death date 11/28/1941 in Denver, Colorado. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/9/1929, p. 8. Houston Post-Dispatch.
  • Biographical sketch, John W.E.H. Beck, Volume V, pp. 279-280. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, MOTC (Medical Officers' Training Corps), Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, World War I. John W.E.H. Beck, birth date 3/24/1878 in Dahlonega, Georgia; residence in Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
  • United States Army, Spanish-American War and World War I. "On June 1, 1898, he enlisted as a private in the Spanish-American War, being a member of Company E, Third Georgia Regiment. During World War I, he was commissioned a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, and was stationed at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. He was honorably discharged from this service on June 29, 1919. On June 3, 1923, he entered the military service of the Texas National Guard, and was commissioned a Captain in the Medical Corps. He was later promoted to Major, and on May 31, 1928, was made Lieutenant Colonel. On October 21, 1940, Colonel Beck was inducted into active federal service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Medical Corps for the State of Texas. By act of the President he was promoted to Colonel in the Medical Corps, United States Army, on June 19, 1941." 48th Legislature, R.S., SR 72, 4/12/1943, p. 655. Resolutions - Memorial.
  • Beck, J.W.E.H., Special Rangers, Call Number 401-68. Enlistment, Oath of Service and Description, Department of Public Safety, Texas Ranger Division, J.W.E.H. Beck, rank of Surgeon, born in Dehlonega, Georgia, age 59 years, physician, 5/3/1937. Includes letter from Dr. J.W.E.H. Beck "as a Lieutenant Colonel of the National Guard and Director of Maternal and Child Health of the State Department of Health," and "surgeon to the Rangers," to the Department of Public Safety 4/6/1937, regarding railroad passes. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
  • Texas National Guard, United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

  • Colonel, Medical Corps. Military grave marker, John W.E.H. Beck, death date 11/28/1941, burial in Woodmen Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County. Find a Grave.
  • John W.E.H. Beck. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

44th R.S. - 1935
Agricultural Affairs  
Contingent Expenses  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Inspect Property at Milford, Texas, as Housing Facility for Dependent and Neglected Children, Special  
Internal Improvements  
Military Affairs  
Nominations of the Governor  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Institutions and Departments  
State Penitentiaries  
43rd R.S. - 1933
Contingent Expense (Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Finance (Vice Chair) 
Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate  
Investigating (Chair) 
Investigating Crime (Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Nominations of the Governor  
Public Health (Chair) 
Rio Grande Valley Hurricane Damage  
State Institutions and Departments  
State Penitentiaries  
Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Federal Relations  
Finance (Chair) 
Irregularities in State Dept. Finance Matters, Investigate (Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Nominations By Governor  
Public Health (Vice Chair) 
State Penitentiaries  
41st R.S. - 1929
Banking  
Commerce and Manufacture  
Congressional Districts (Vice Chair) 
Dickson Orphan's Home in Gilmer  
Highway Department, Investigate  
Insurance  
Internal Improvements  
Military Affairs  
Nominations By Governor  
Public Debts  
Public Health (Chair) 
State Penitentiaries  
Stock and Stock Raising  

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