Wardlow William Lane

Full Name: Wardlow William Lane
Date of birth: October 20, 1901
Date of death: February 8, 1988

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	2	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963	56th 57th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	2	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959	54th 55th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	2	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	2	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	2	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951	51st ⁽³⁾ 50th 51st ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Center / Shelby	Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	2	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947	48th 49th	Democrat	Center / Shelby		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

(1) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(2) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.
(3) 51st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 3/1/1950. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 2
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 56th 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Senate District 2
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Senate District 2
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Senate District 2
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Senate District 2
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st ⁽³⁾ 50th 51st ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (51st)
(51st)
(51st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Senate District 2
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 48th 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Center / Shelby
Counties in district: Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., SR 95, 3/1/1955. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., SR 578. Wardlow William Lane. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Candidate for Shelby County Attorney in 1930 and District Attorney of the 123rd Judicial District of Texas comprising Panola and Shelby counties in 1934. "Wardlow Lane is Candidate for County Attorney," Timpson Weekly Times, 1/3/1930, p. 5; "Center Man for Dist. Attorney," with photo, Carthage Panola Watchman, 1/11/1934, pp. 1, 4. NewspaperARCHIVE.com.
Memorial, September 1989, p. 969. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, Wardlow William Lane, 2/10/1988, p. B8. Austin American-Statesman.
Wardlow W. Lane, birth date 10/20/1901, death date 2/8/1988. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Wardlow W. Lane (1901-1988), grave marker inscription: "Texas State Senator 1943-1963," burial in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Shelby County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wardlow Lane, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Finance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Rules State Affairs (Chair) Transportation Water and Conservation
56th R.S. - 1959 Assignment, Special Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expense Finance Game and Fish General Investigating (Chair) Insurance Investment Practices of State Funds, Investigation Jurisprudence (Chair) Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Rules (Vice Chair) State Affairs Transportation
55th R.S. - 1957 Finance Game and Fish Insurance Jurisprudence Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations Oil and Gas Privileges and Elections Public Health Rules State Affairs (Chair) Transportation
54th R.S. - 1955 Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Conservation of Paintings Criminal Jurisprudence Finance General Investigating Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Preservation and Conservation of Paintings, Special Senatorial Disticts State Affairs Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
53rd R.S. - 1953 Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Committee of the Whole Senate Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Finance Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic Water Rights, Irrigation and Drainage
52nd R.S. - 1951 Civil Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Corporation Laws Revision, Special Finance Judicial Districts (Vice Chair) Nominations of the Governor (Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health State Affairs State Institutions and Departments (Chair)
51st R.S. - 1949 Banking Civil Jurisprudence (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Finance (Vice Chair) Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Interstate Cooperation Labor Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations of the Governor (Vice Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries Privileges and Elections State Affairs
50th R.S. - 1947 Banking Civil Jurisprudence Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Game and Fish Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Oil, Gas and Conservation Penitentiaries (Chair) Privileges and Elections Rules State Affairs State Penitentiaries and the Farm System, Investigation, Special Towns and City Corporations (Vice Chair)
49th R.S. - 1945 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) Investigate Natural Gas Resources, Special Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Printing State Affairs Towns and City Corporations
48th R.S. - 1943 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Commerce and Manufacturing Congressional Districts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence Enrolled Bills (Chair) Federal Relations Finance Insurance Internal Improvements Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Buildings and Grounds State Affairs Textbooks and The University of Texas, Investigation, Special and Interim Towns and City Corporations

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