Thomas David Wells
Full Name: Thomas David Wells, Jr.Date of birth: January 8, 1911
Date of death: December 4, 1976
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 37 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Paris / Lamar | Lamar |
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House District 37
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 Legislatures: 46th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Paris / Lamar Counties in district: Lamar |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 53. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Memorial, April 1977, p. 355. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander, World War II. Military grave marker, Thomas D. Wells, Jr., birth date 1/8/1911, death date 12/4/1976, burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County. Includes photograph. Find a Grave.
- United States Army and United States Navy, World War II. Photo and biographical sketch, "Parisian Commissioned: Lt. T.D. Wells," 2/9/1942, p. 7. "Former U.S. Army Pfc. Thomas David Wells . . . who has been commissioned a lieutenant junior grade, in the U.S. Navy. Lt. Wells, who served two terms in the Texas Legislature from Lamar County, entered the Army by Selective Service in January, 1941." Paris News.
- United States Army, Private, and United States Navy, Lieutenant Commander, World War II. "Having entered the Army as a private in 1941, Mr. Wells transferred to the Navy the next year as a lieutenant, j.g. He survived the sinking of his ship, the U.S.S. Wasp, and later served on the U.S.S. Block Island and the U.S.S. Lake Champlain. When he left the service in 1945, Mr. Wells had attained the rank of lieutenant commander." Memorial, April 1977, p. 355. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- T.D. Wells, Jr., birth date 1/8/1911 in Texas; death date 12/4/1976 in Paris, Lamar County; attorney; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Obituary and photo, "Attorney T.D. Wells Dies," 12/5/1976, p. 1. Paris News.
Photographs
- Photograph. T.D. Wells, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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46th R.S. - 1939
Banks and Banking Education Judiciary School Districts |
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