Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	104	Jan 13, 1931 - Feb 10, 1932	42nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Goldthwaite / Mills		Comanche, Mills
H	104	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Goldthwaite / Mills		Comanche, Mills

(1) DeWolfe resigned 2/10/1932. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, 5/12/1941, pp. 2986-2987. Resolutions - Memorial.
47th Legislature, R.S., SR 134, 5/14/1941, pp. 1592-1593. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Former Representative Dies," and photo of the late Homer C. DeWolfe as he appeared in 1928 when elected to the Legislature from Comanche and Mills County, 5/23/1941, p. 1. Comanche Chief.
Obituary, "Homer DeWolfe, State Educator and Lawyer, Dies," Friday, 5/10/1941, p. 1, member of 41st and 42nd Legislatures, State Board of Education. Daily Texan.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/1/1929, p. 2. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, June 1941, p. 293. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. Homer C. DeWolfe, birth date 3/24/1900 in Briggs, Texas (Burnet County). FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
World War I. "Homer C. DeWolfe began the service of his country by leaving college to enlist in the armed forces of the United States during the World War." 47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, 5/12/1941, pp. 2986-2987. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Homer C. DeWolfe, birth date 3/24/1901, death date 5/9/1941 in Austin, Travis County, attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Homer Clyde DeWolfe (1901-1941), burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Homer C. DeWolfe, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Homer C. DeWolfe, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Claims and Accounts Criminal Jurisprudence Judiciary (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation
41st R.S. - 1929 Conservation and Reclamation Engrossed Bills Judiciary Revenue and Taxation

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