Joseph Charles Whitfield
Full Name: Joseph Charles "Whit" Whitfield, Jr.Date of birth: December 16, 1921
Date of death: July 12, 1997
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 22-8 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris |
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
Terms of Service top
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House District 22-8
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 Legislatures: 59th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District 22-8
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 Legislatures: 58th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District 22-8
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 Legislatures: 57th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
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House District 22-8
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 Legislatures: 56th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Houston / Harris Counties in district: Harris |
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesBiographical Sketches
- Obituary, J. Charles "Charlie" Whitfield, Jr., 7/13/1997, p. 40, "State Representative from Harris County, Texas for eight years." Houston Chronicle.
- Mentioned in biographical sketch of Barbara Jordan, p. 181. Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
- Memorial, April 1998, p. 405. Joseph Charles Whitfield. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Navy, Lieutenant, World War II and Korean War. Military grave marker, Joseph C. Whitfield, Jr. (1921-1997), burial in Houston National Cemetery. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Joseph Charles Whitfield, Jr., death date 7/12/1997 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Photographs
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.C. (Whit) Whitfield, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles "Whit" Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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59th R.S. - 1965
Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Houston Legal Aid Foundation Houston Ship Channel Insurance (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Buildings | ||
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58th R.S. - 1963
Highways and Roads Military and Veterans' Affairs Penitentiaries Public Printing | ||
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57th R.S. - 1961
Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Divorce Laws Insurance (Vice Chair) Insurance Investigating (State Board of Insurance, Rate Increase), Special Judicial Districts Judiciary | ||
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56th R.S. - 1959
Banks and Banking Claims and Accounts Insurance Local Water Districts Oil, Gas, and Mining State Hospitals and Special Schools |
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