Walter Elmer Pope
Full Name: Walter Elmer "Uncle Elmer" PopeDate of birth: February 9, 1879
Date of death: November 2, 1944
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 71 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 71 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 76 | Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 | 37th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 76 | Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces | |
| H | 76 | Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th | Democrat | Corpus Christi / Nueces | Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 46th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 45th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 44th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 43rd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 42nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 41st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 38th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 37th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 36th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
- Legislatures:
- 35th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Corpus Christi / Nueces
- Counties in district:
- Duval, Jim Wells, Nueces
Terms of service notes
(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 49th Legislature, R.S., HSR 36, 1/22/1945, pp. 92-93. Resolutions - Memorial.
- Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/1/1929, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
- Memorial, February 1945, p. 105. "Dean of the House, and is credited with introducing more bills than any other senator or representative of his time." Texas Bar Journal.
- Biographical sketch and description of the Walter Elmer Pope papers. W.E. Pope Papers.
- T.H. McGregor of Austin, Preston L. Anderson of San Antonio, John M. Mathis of Houston, and "Uncle Elmer" Pope of Corpus Christi, "Austinite Last of Famed 'Four Horsemen'," 10/22/1952, p. 4. Austin American.
- Obituary and photo, "W.E. Pope Services Here Today," 11/3/1944, p. 2-B. Corpus Christi Caller.
- Obituary and photo, "W.E. Pope, Former Legislator and City Attorney, Succumbs," 11/2/1944, pp. 1, 12 (partial). Founder of the Corpus Christi Times. "He became dean of the House by virtue of his 22-year tenure," including information on legislative record. Corpus Christi Times.
- Walter Elmer Pope, birth date 2/9/1879 in Leon County, Texas; death date 11/2/1944 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Walter Elmer Pope (1879-1944), burial in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Nueces County. Find a Grave. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. W.E. Pope, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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