Woodville Jefferson Rogers

Full Name: Woodville Jefferson Rogers, Jr.
Date of birth: July 13, 1890
Date of death: September 25, 1952

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	5	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 13, 1925	38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 37th ⁽³⁾ 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)	Collin, Hunt, Rains
H	41	Jan 9, 1917 - Oct 31, 1917	35th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	Democrat	Melissa / Collin		Collin
H	41	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Melissa / Collin		Collin

(1) 38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected in the absence of the President and President Pro Tem 2/24/1923, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) 38th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/9/1923, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 37th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, oath of office administered, 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.
(4) Personnel of the New Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 12/17/1916, p. 23, lists Woodville Rogers, Melissa, Collin County. Galveston Daily News.
(5) Resolution granting leaves of absence to members who enlisted for military service, pp. 155-156. House Journal.
(6) Woodville Rogers of McKinney, residence in Collin County, pp. 2, 5. House Journal.
(7) Jerome H. Sneed, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Woodville J. Rogers, Jr., vacated office as reported 10/31/1917. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Melissa, Collin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) "Trench Fights Rage Daily at Camp Funston," 8/1/1917, "Legislators Leave Camp." Myron G. Blalock, E.R. Spencer, Wallace Hawkins, George Peddy, and Harry Fisher, all in military training at Camp Funston, left the camp on Tuesday, 7/31/1917 to attend impeachment proceedings against Governor Ferguson. Another member, Woodall Rogers, also at the Camp, "has been transferred to Fortress Monroe and in all probability cannot attend the session." San Antonio Light.
(10) Melissa. Texas Legislative Manual.

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Senate District 5
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 37th ⁽³⁾ 38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)
(38th)
(38th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt, Rains

House District 41
Jan 9, 1917 - Oct 31, 1917
Legislatures: 35th ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Melissa / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 41
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Melissa / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1953, p. 356. Birth date 7/13/1892; death date 9/25/1952. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Second Lieutenant CAC and ASSRC, World War I. Woodville Jefferson Rogers, birth date 7/13/1890 in Manchester, Tennessee. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Woodville Rogers, lawyer and member of Texas Legislature, age 26, from Melissa, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
United States Army Air Force, Second Lieutenant, World War I. Memorial, May 1953, p. 356. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Photo and obituary, "Woodville Rogers, Prominent Texas Demo Leader Dies," 9/26/1952, p. 1. Brownwood Bulletin.
"Candidate for State Senator: Woodville J. Rogers of McKinney, Collin County, seeks place in Fifth District," 3/19/1920, p. 5. Commerce Journal.
"To the Voters of the Fifth Senatorial District," 7/16/1920, p. 1. Commerce Journal.
Census of 1900 - Woodville Rogers, Collin County, age 10, born July 1890, son of John H. and Georgia Rogers. FamilySearch.
Woodville Jefferson Rogers, birth date 7/13/1890 in Tennessee, death date 9/25/1952 in Olmos Park, Bexar County, attorney-at-law, served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary, "Woodville Rogers, Demo Leader, Dies," 9/26/1952, p. 1. Lubbock Evening Journal.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Woodville Rogers, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Woodville Rogers, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Woodville Rogers, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Woodville Rogers, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Contingent Expense (Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Insurance and Banking (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Public Printing Rules (Chair) State Affairs Texas Employer's Insurance Association, Investigate (Chair)
37th R.S. - 1921 Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Educational Affairs Subcommittee on Corpus Christi School Census Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) Finance Military Affairs (Vice Chair) Public Health Public Printing (Chair) Representative Districts
35th R.S. - 1917 Enrolled Bills Liquor Traffic Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure
34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure

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