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Walter E. Jones

Walter Edwin Jones

Full Name: Walter Edwin Jones
Date of birth: July 5, 1876
Date of death: February 3, 1941

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 76 Jan 14, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th (1)   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 76 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 76 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (2)   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 76 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 76 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H 76 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Jourdanton / Atascosa   Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1937. Oath of office administered on 1/14/1937, p. 55. House Journal.
(2) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
45th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Legislatures:
44th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Legislatures:
43rd (2)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Legislatures:
42nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Legislatures:
41st  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Legislatures:
39th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Jourdanton / Atascosa
Counties in district:
Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen

Terms of service notes


(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1937. Oath of office administered on 1/14/1937, p. 55. House Journal.
(2) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information

  • Blog post, biographical sketch, Walter Edwin Jones, "Benton City Family Served Community," 12/31/2007. Atascosa County Chronicles.
  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch.

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