Joseph Edwin Winfree

Full Name: Joseph Edwin "Joe" Winfree, Sr.
Date of birth: December 20, 1891
Date of death: November 13, 1963

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	22-5	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-5	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-5	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-5	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	19-2	Jan 9, 1923 - Apr 19, 1924	38th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Winfree resigned 4/19/1924. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 22-5
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 22-5
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 22-5
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-5
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 19-2
Jan 9, 1923 - Apr 19, 1924
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

(1) Winfree resigned 4/19/1924. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 330. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 398. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Joseph E. Winfree, Volume 2, pp. 1336-1337. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.
Memorial, January 1964, p. 58. Jo Ed Winfree/Joseph Edwin Winfree. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Joe E. Winfree, Sr. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. (Jo Ed) Winfree, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Joe Ed Winfree, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jo Ed. Winfree, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.E. Winfree, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th 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.

Committee Information top

56th R.S. - 1959 Contingent Expenses Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Judiciary Local Water Districts Public Printing Revenue and Taxation
55th R.S. - 1957 Aeronautics Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Federal Relations Judiciary Revenue and Taxation
54th R.S. - 1955 Judicial Districts Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation State Hospitals and Special Schools
49th R.S. - 1945 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Liquor Regulation Rules (Chair)
48th R.S. - 1943 Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, Lower Colorado River Authority, and City of San Antonio, Investigation, Special (Chair) Judiciary and Uniform State Laws Legislative Audit, Special Liquor Regulation Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Rules
47th R.S. - 1941 Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Judiciary Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) State Affairs
46th R.S. - 1939 Labor Penitentiaries (Chair) Public Printing State Affairs
45th R.S. - 1937 Common Carriers Labor State Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
38th R.S. - 1923 Common Carriers Penitentiaries (Vice Chair) State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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