Louis J. Wortham

Full Name: Louis J. Wortham
Date of birth: 1858
Date of death: September 10, 1927

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	52	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	52	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	78	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	78	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

(1) District 18 comprised of Shelby county; District 78 comprised of Tarrant county, pp. 33, 36, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 78 represented by Louis J. Wortham, p. 6. House Journal.
(3) District 18 represented by Louis J. Wortham, p. 154. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(5) District No. 78 - Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth; W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington. House Journal.
(6) 78th - W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington; Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.

Terms of Service top

House District 52
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 52
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 78
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 78
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

39th Legislature, R.S., 3/18/1925, p. 1865, In Memory of Colonel W.B. Wortham (state treasurer, son of William Amos Wortham). Relatives: William Amos Wortham - father, Louis J. Wortham - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary and photo, "Louis J. Wortham, Noted Texas Editor, Dies in Greenville," 9/11/1927, pp. 1, 8. Death date 9/10/1927. "One of the founders of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram . . . He was 68 years old last November . . . His only public office was as a legislator from Tarrant County." Editorial, Louis J. Wortham, 9/11/1927, Society and Clubs section, p. 6, signed by Amon G. Carter and others. "Tribute Paid to Wortham at Funeral," 9/12/1927, pp. 1, 2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
WORTHAM, LOUIS J. (1859-1927). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, photo, and cartoon, L.J. Wortham. Newspaper Artists' Association, Fort Worth. Makers of Fort Worth, 1914, p. 132, crediting Amon Carter Museum. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Louis J. Wortham, General-Manager of the Texas World's Fair Commission for the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, state senator, and historian. Phillips, Edward H. (1985) "Texas and the World Fairs, 1851-1935," Volume 23, Issue 2, Article 5, October 1985, pp. 3-13. East Texas Historical Journal.
Census of 1900 - Lewis Wortham, Austin, Travis County, age 42, born March 1858 in Texas, editor, wife Frue B. Wortham.
Census of 1910 - Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, age 55, born circa 1855 in Texas, manager, Star Telegram, wife Fru Wortham. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
Louis J. Wortham (1858-1927), photo, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
Author of 5-volume Texas history in LRL collection, 976.4 W899H 1924. A History of Texas: from Wilderness to Commonwealth, 1924.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Insurance Municipal Corporations Public Debt Revenue and Taxation
33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations (Chair) Insurance
32nd R.S. - 1911 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the Agricultural and Mechanical College (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on the Prairie View Normal (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Penitentiaries and State Farms Congressional Districts Education Game and Fisheries Insurance (Chair) Municipal Corporations Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Insurance Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections
31st R.S. - 1909 Insurance (Chair) Irrigation Revenue and Taxation

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