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Welly Kennon Hopkins
Full Name: Welly Kennon Hopkins
Date of birth: September 3, 1898
Date of death: February 27, 1994
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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19
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Jan 8, 1935 - Nov 15, 1935
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44th
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(2)
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Democrat
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Gonzales / Gonzales
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Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
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19
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
(3)
(4)
42nd
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43rd
(3)
(4)
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Democrat
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Gonzales / Gonzales
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Senate President Pro Tempore (43rd)
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Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays
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67
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
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41st
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Democrat
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Gonzales / Gonzales
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Gonzales
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(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 - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
43rd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 10/13/1933.
Senate Journal.
(4)
43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1.
Senate Media.
(5)
42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, 2/16/1929, p. 6.
Houston Post-Dispatch.
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Other Resources |
Obituary, 3/3/1994.
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.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
W.K. Hopkins, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.K. Hopkins, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.K. Hopkins, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
W.K. Hopkins, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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.
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