Warren Clay Cowen

Full Name: Warren Clay "Red" Cowen
Date of birth: July 20, 1918
Date of death: January 8, 1972

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	60-7	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	60-7	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	102	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Denton, Tarrant

(1) Salesman. "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.

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House District 60-7
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 60-7
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 102
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Denton, Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 6. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 44. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 30. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Photos and biographical sketch, Warren Clay Cowen. Texas Disability History Collection, University of Texas at Arlington Libraries.

Military Service Notes

Photo of Sgt. Warren C. Cowen during a hospital visit from American and Texas Legion officials, 9/6/1944. Find a Grave.
United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. " . . . he worked as a personnel manager, advertising agent, and salesman before beginning his heroic military service in World War II . . . Serving as a Staff Sergeant with the 158th Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army in the South Pacific, this courageous young Texan received severe wounds in action which resulted in the amputation of both his legs." 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 30. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Warren Clay Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Covington, Oklahoma; occupation Allen Oil Company; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. FamilySearch. Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
Warren C. Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Oklahoma; death date 1/8/1972 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; county clerk/county government; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
W.C. "Red" Cowen (1918-1972), burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, "County Clerk 'Red' Cowen Dies," 1/9/1972, pp. 1, 2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Photographs

Photograph. Warren C. (Red) Cowen, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Warren C. (Red) Cowen, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Warren C. (Red) Cowen, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Warren C. (Red) Cowen, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Warren C. [Red] Cowen, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Warren C. (Red) Cowen, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Warren C. Cowen, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). 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.
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.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Commerce and Manufactures Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Districts State Hospitals and Special Schools Texas Turnpike Authority Problems
56th R.S. - 1959 Aeronautics Counties Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Revenue and Taxation Texas Commission on City and County Governments
55th R.S. - 1957 Counties Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings
54th R.S. - 1955 Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas, and Mining Public Health
53rd R.S. - 1953 Counties Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining
50th R.S. - 1947 Aeronautics Insurance Military and Veterans Affairs Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations

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