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W.S. Stepter

Whitley S. Stepter

Full Name: Whitley S. "Whit" Stepter
Date of birth: September 13, 1874
Date of death: February 5, 1926

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 39 Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 32nd   Democrat Palmer / Ellis   Ellis
H 39 Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (1)   Democrat Palmer / Ellis   Ellis

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
32nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Palmer / Ellis
Counties in district:
Ellis

Legislatures:
31st (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Palmer / Ellis
Counties in district:
Ellis

Terms of service notes


(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture). ↩

Biographical Information

  • Obituary, Whitley S. Stepter, "Palmer Editor Dies Suddenly: W.S. Stepter, Former Legislator, to Be Buried Sunday," 2/7/1926, p. 66. Dallas Morning News.
  • Obituary, Whit Stepter, "Last Rites Are Paid to W.S. Stepter: Impressive Service Marks Passing of Blind Ex-Legislator," 2/8/1926, p. 1. Waxahachie Daily Light.

  • Whit S. Stepter, birth date 9/13/1874 in Kentucky; death date 2/5/1926 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; reporter for paper. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • W.S. Stepter, birth date 9/13/1874, death date 2/5/1926, burial in Palmer Cemetery, Palmer, Ellis County. Includes obituary from Waxahachie Daily Light, 2/8/1926. Find a Grave.
  • 32nd Legislature (1911) - W.S. Stepter, postoffice Palmer, nativity Kentucky, age 35 (born circa 1876), insurance, 35 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 31st, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

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