Charles K. Walter

Full Name: Charles K. Walter
Date of birth: January 3, 1852
Date of death: September 12, 1931

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	56	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales		Gonzales
H	56	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Gonzales / Gonzales		Gonzales

(1) District 56 represented by C. K. Walter, p. 5. House Journal.
(2) District 57 represented by C. K. Walter, p. 71. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) District 56 comprised of Gonzales county; District 57 comprised of Fayette county, p. 35, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(4) 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).
(5) District 56 represented by C. K. Walter, p. 4. House Journal.
(6) District 57 represented by C. K. Walter, p. 67. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 56
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

House District 56
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gonzales / Gonzales
Counties in district: Gonzales

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Resolutions and Journal entries

42nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., 9/14/1931, p. 63. Resolutions - Memorial.
42nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 6, 9/15/1931, p. 60. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, C.K. Walter, Volume II, pp. 531-532. A Twentieth Century History of Southwest Texas Illustrated, 1907.

Other Resources

Obituary, C.K. Walter, 9/14/1931, p. 2, "former representative and for the past seven years custodian of the Texas senate chamber." Austin American.
Chas. K. Walter, birth date 1/3/1852 in Tennessee; death date 9/12/1931 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; Custodian, State Senate; burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Charles K. Walter (1852-1931), burial in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Lenora G. Walter. Find a Grave.
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. C.K. Walter, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.K. Walter, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Forestry Game and Fisheries Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Debt State Asylums
31st R.S. - 1909 Criminal Jurisprudence Forestry Game and Fisheries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt
30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts State Asylums

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