Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	22-8	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-8	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-8	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-8	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, J. Charles "Charlie" Whitfield, Jr., 7/13/1997, p. 40, "State Representative from Harris County, Texas for eight years." Houston Chronicle.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of Barbara Jordan, p. 181. Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
Memorial, April 1998, p. 405. Joseph Charles Whitfield. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Lieutenant, World War II and Korean War. Military grave marker, Joseph C. Whitfield, Jr. (1921-1997), burial in Houston National Cemetery. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Joseph Charles Whitfield, Jr., death date 7/12/1997 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.C. (Whit) Whitfield, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. Charles "Whit" Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Houston Legal Aid Foundation Houston Ship Channel Insurance (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
58th R.S. - 1963 Highways and Roads Military and Veterans' Affairs Penitentiaries Public Printing
57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Divorce Laws Insurance (Vice Chair) Insurance Investigating (State Board of Insurance, Rate Increase), Special Judicial Districts Judiciary
56th R.S. - 1959 Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Insurance Local Water Districts Oil, Gas, and Mining State Hospitals and Special Schools

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