Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Walter Tynan

Full Name: Edward Walter Tynan, Jr.
Birth date: January 3, 1898
Death date: January 20, 1965

Terms of Service

Senate, 52nd & 51st Legislatures
1/11/1949 - 1/13/1953
Democrat
Senate, 50th & 49th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
7/27/1946 - 1/11/1949
Democrat

(1) Walter Tynan, in special election 7/27/1946, succeeded J. Franklin Spears, died 5/29/1946. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HCR 16. Resolutions - Memorial .
59th Legislature, R.S., SCR 16. Resolutions - Memorial .
United States Army Air Corps, World War I; Lieutenant Colonel, World War II. "Walter Tynan also served his country in time of need during World War I as a 'pursuit' pilot in the Army Corps, and as a Lieutenant Colonel overseas in World War II." 59th Legislature, R.S., HCR 16. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Walter Tynan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter Tynan, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter Tynan, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Edward Walter Tynan, Jr., birth date 1/3/1898 in Texas; death date 1/20/1965 in San Antonio, Bexar County; lawyer; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
United States Army, Second Lieutenant, World War I. Edward Walter Tynan, birth date 1/3/1898 and Edward W. Tynan, birth 1898. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin) . FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin)
E. Walter Tynan, Jr., birth date 1/3/1898, death date 1/20/1965, burial in San Fernando Cemetery #2, San Antonio, Bexar County. Biographical sketch, photo, reprint of obituary and editorial in San Antonio Express, and campaign flyer. Find a Grave .
"Walter Tynan Offers Services to U.S. Army," 12/10/1941, p. 4A. San Antonio Express .
Memorial, April 1965, p. 324. Texas Bar Journal .
United States Army Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.