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Walter Douglass Caldwell
Full Name: Walter Douglass Caldwell
Date of birth: November 28, 1884
Date of death: November 12, 1950
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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20
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Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921
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36th
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(2)
35th
(3)
36th
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Austin / Travis
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Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
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Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson
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89
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Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
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34th
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Democrat
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Austin / Travis
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Travis
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(1)
36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/21/1920, 4th C.S.
Senate Journal.
(2)
36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," 3/22/1917, p. 6.
Houston Post.
Memorial, February 1951, p. 96.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Other Resources |
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4.
Galveston Daily News.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Walter D. Caldwell, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Walter D. Caldwell, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Walter D. Caldwell, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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