Claud C. Westerfeld

Claud Caldwell Westerfeld

Full Name: Claud Caldwell Westerfeld
Date of birth: June 10, 1882
Date of death: July 3, 1954

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 11 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939 45th (1) (2)   44th (3)   45th (1) (2)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)   Dallas

(1) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/22/1937. Senate Journal.
(2) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 11
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th (1) (2)   44th (3)   45th (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)
(45th)
(45th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/22/1937. Senate Journal.
(2) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, October 1954, p. 624. Birth date 6/10/1882, death date 7/2/1954. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Former State Senator, Claud C. Westerfeld, Dies," 7/4/1954. Dallas Morning News.
  • Claud Caldwell Westerfeld, birth date 6/10/1882 in Hays County; death date 7/3/1954 in Dallas, Dallas County; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Claude C. Westerfeld, birth date 6/10/1882, death date 7/3/1954, burial in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.
  • Discussion of Westerfeld's opposition to Sarah T. Hughes' judicial appointment, Westerfeld congressional race in 1936, pp. 77-83, 87, 92-93. LRL collection, 923.2764 H874P 2004. Indomitable Sarah: The Life of Judge Sarah T. Hughes, 2004.

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Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937
Banking  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commemoration of Texas Independence Day, Special  
Commerce and Manufactures  
Congressional Districts  
Enrolled Bills (Chair) 
Federal Relations (Chair) 
Insurance  
Interstate Cooperation  
Labor  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Representative Districts  
State Highways and Motor Traffic  
Towns and City Corporations  
44th R.S. - 1935
Banking  
Civil Jurisprudence  
Commerce and Manufacturing (Vice Chair) 
Congressional Districts  
Enrolled Bills  
Federal Relations (Chair) 
Insurance  
Internal Improvements  
Interstate Cooperation  
Labor  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Representative Districts  
Texas Independence Day, Special  
Towns and City Corporations  

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