Samuel Emerald Wohlford
Full Name: Samuel Emerald "Sam" WohlfordDate of birth: January 18, 1890
Date of death: July 9, 1978
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 95 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th (1) | Democrat | Stratford / Sherman | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman | |
| H | 95 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Stratford / Sherman | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman | |
| H | 95 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Stratford / Sherman | Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Rancher, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 55th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Stratford / Sherman
- Counties in district:
- Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
- Legislatures:
- 54th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Stratford / Sherman
- Counties in district:
- Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
- Legislatures:
- 53rd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Stratford / Sherman
- Counties in district:
- Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
Terms of service notes
(1) Rancher, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Samuel E. Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1890 in Indiana; death date 7/9/1978 in Dumas, Moore County, Texas; usual residence in Stratford, Sherman County, Texas; farmer/rancher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986.
- Sam Emerald Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1891 in Goshen, Indiana; home address in Stratford, Texas; farmer; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Sherman County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Sam E. Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1890, death date 7/9/1978, burial in Stratford Cemetery, Stratford, Sherman County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Services Set for Wohlford," 7/12/1978, p. 5B. "He served as Sherman County commissioner before being drafted to run for the Legislature in 1952." McAllen Monitor.
- Photograph. Sam E. Wohlford, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Sam E. Wohlford, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Sam E. Wohlford, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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