Samuel Emerald Wohlford
Full Name: Samuel Emerald "Sam" WohlfordDate of birth: January 18, 1890
Date of death: July 9, 1978
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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 |
(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 top
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House District 95
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman |
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House District 95
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman |
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House District 95
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman |
(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 top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 159. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Other Resources
- 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.
Photographs
- 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
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 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.
Committee Information top
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55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture Appropriations Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Livestock and Stock Raising | ||
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54th R.S. - 1955
Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Counties Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries | ||
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Agriculture Appropriations Engrossed Bills Livestock and Stock Raising Public Printing |
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