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W.K. Hopkins Full Name: Welly Kennon Hopkins Date of birth: September 3, 1898 Date of death: February 27, 1994 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 19 Jan 8, 1935 - Nov 15, 1935 44th (1) (2)   Democrat Gonzales / Gonzales   Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays S 19 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (3) (4)   42nd (5)   Democrat Gonzales / Gonzales Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)   Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays H 67 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Gonzales / Gonzales   Gonzales (1) Rudolph A. Weinert, in special election 3/20/1936, sworn 9/28/1936, succeeded Welly K. Hopkins, resigned after 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 10/13/1933. Senate Journal. (4) 43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Media. (5) 42nd Legislature - 1/13/1931, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, 2/16/1929, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch. Other Resources Obituary, 3/3/1994. "Died this week" at age 95. Austin American Statesman. Died 3/1994. Card File. Genealogical record for Welly Kennon Hopkins, Cason Family Homepage, 2003. Mentioned in preview of 44th Legislature and discussion of legislative turnover, "Texas House Gets 80 New Members," 10/15/1934, p. 14. San Antonio Express. "Tribute to the late Welly K. Hopkins" by the Honorable J.J. Pickle. Congressional Record, 3/1/1994. THOMAS, U. S. Congress. Photographs Photograph. W.K. Hopkins, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.K. Hopkins, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.K. Hopkins, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.K. Hopkins, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 44th R.S. - 1935 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)  Portrait of Honorable John N. Garner, Special   Rules   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  State Penitentiaries   43rd R.S. - 1933 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Finance   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Rio Grande Valley Hurricane Damage   Rules   State Affairs (Chair)  State Penitentiaries   Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Educational Affairs   Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair)  Finance   Judge J.B. Price Impeachment   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Health   Rules   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries   41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Inspect Insane Hospitals   Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations   Revenue and Taxation

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