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Walter Beck

Walter Hartwell Beck

Full Name: Walter Hartwell Beck
Date of birth: March 29, 1887
Date of death: December 30, 1946

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 101-1 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 101-1 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 101-1 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
42nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
41st  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
40th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Biographical Information

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/1/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.

  • Obituary, "Walter Beck Dies: Former Legislator," 12/31/1946, p. 3. Dallas Morning News.
  • Walter Hartwell Beck (attorney and auto dealer) and Gladys Richardson, parents of Kathryn Laverne Beck (born 12/11/1918 in Fort Worth) and Walter Hartwell Beck (born 11/5/1920 in Fort Worth). FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936. FamilySearch Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1936
  • Walter Hartell [sic] Beck, birth date 3/29/1887 in Fort Worth; death date 12/30/1946 in Austin, Travis County; residence in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Walter H. Beck, birth date 3/29/1887, death date 12/30/1946, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, with spouse Gladys Richardson Beck. Find a Grave.
  • Obituaries and photo, Walter H. Beck, 12/31/1946, pp. 1, 2. "Beck served in the 40th, 41st and 42nd Legislatures, representing the 101st district . . . While in the legislature he wrote much of the state's first trucking and bus laws." Funeral, "Tribute Paid to W.H. Beck, Ex-Legislator," 1/1/1947, p. 3. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • Obituary, Walter H. Beck. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • Letter from Major James E. Taylor to Walter H. Beck, 3/2/1944, describing the services of the Texas National Guard unit in Italy during World War II. Texas Collection, The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 48, Number 2, October 1944, pp. 281-285, crediting Texas State Historical Association. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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