Paul DeWitt Page
Full Name: Paul DeWitt PageDate of birth: August 23, 1868
Date of death: August 18, 1945
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 19 | Jan 14, 1919 - Oct 7, 1922 | 37th (1) (2) (3) 36th (4) (5) | Democrat | Bastrop / Bastrop |
Senate President Pro Tempore (37th)
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th) |
Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington |
| S | 19 | Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (6) 34th (7) | Democrat | Bastrop / Bastrop | Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 37th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1921, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Page resigned 10/7/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 6/23/1919, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 37th (1) (2) (3) 36th (4) (5)
- Leadership role:
-
Senate President Pro Tempore (37th)
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Bastrop / Bastrop
- Counties in district:
- Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington
Terms of service notes
(1) 37th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1921, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) Page resigned 10/7/1922. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(3) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 6/23/1919, 2nd C.S. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 35th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1917, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 34th Legislature - Elected November 3, 1914, oath of office administered to members elect, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- PAGE, PAUL DEWITT (1868-1945). Handbook of Texas Online.
- 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," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Funeral and photo, "Services Held for Judge Page," Bastrop Advertiser, 8/23/1945, p. 1, crediting Bastrop Public Library.
Obituary, Senator Paul D. Page, by C.W. Webb, and tribute to Judge Paul D. Page by the Bastrop Lions Club, Bastrop Advertiser, 8/30/1945, p. 1, crediting Bastrop Public Library. Born 8/23/1868 in Evergreen, Alabama. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). August 23, 1945 August 30, 1945 - Memorial, February 1946, p. 73. Texas Bar Journal.
- Biographical sketch, Paul D. Page, Volume 2, pp. 300-301. Born 8/23/1868 in Evergreen, Alabama. Texas Democracy: a Centennial History of Politics and Personalities of the Democratic Party, 1836-1936, 1937.
- Paul DeWitt Page, birth date 8/23/1869 in Evergreen, Alabama; death date 8/18/1945 in Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Paul D. Page, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop, Bastrop County. Find a Grave. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Paul D. Page, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Paul D. Page, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Paul D. Page, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Paul D. Page, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 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.
- 37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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