Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	11	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939	45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾ 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)	Dallas

(1) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/22/1937. Senate Journal.
(2) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 1954, p. 624. Birth date 6/10/1882, death date 7/2/1954. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Former State Senator, Claud C. Westerfeld, Dies," 7/4/1954. Dallas Morning News.
Claud Caldwell Westerfeld, birth date 6/10/1882 in Hays County, death date 7/3/1954 in Dallas, Dallas County, attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Claude C. Westerfeld, birth date 6/10/1882, death date 7/3/1954, burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.
Discussion of Westerfeld's opposition to Sarah T. Hughes' judicial appointment, Westerfeld congressional race in 1936, pp. 77-83, 87, 92-93. LRL collection, 923.2764 H874P 2004. Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 2004.

Photographs

Photograph. Claud C. Westerfeld, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Claud C. Westerfeld, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commemoration of Texas Independence Day, Special Commerce and Manufactures Congressional Districts Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations (Chair) Insurance Interstate Cooperation Labor Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts State Highways and Motor Traffic Towns and City Corporations
44th R.S. - 1935 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Enrolled Bills Federal Relations (Chair) Insurance Internal Improvements Interstate Cooperation Labor Public Buildings and Grounds Representative Districts Texas Independence Day, Special Towns and City Corporations

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