Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Woodrow Wilson Bean

Full Name: Woodrow Wilson Bean, Sr.
Birth date: August 28, 1917
Death date: July 13, 1985

Terms of Service

House, 51st ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/31/1950 - 1/9/1951
Democrat
House, 50th Legislature
1/14/1947 - 1/11/1949
Democrat
House, 47th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/14/1941 - 10/3/1941
Democrat

(1) "Special Election Is Ordered," 7/3/1942. El Paso Herald Post .
(2) "Herald-Post Returns of El Paso County," "Campbell Winner in Special Election," 7/27/1942, p. 7. "Joe Campbell, Lower Valley farmer, will represent the 90th district comprising El Paso, Hudspeth and Culberson counties if Governor Stevenson calls a special session of the Texas Legislature before the first of the year." El Paso Herald Post .
(3) Woodrow W. Bean, in special election 11/8/1949, sworn 1/31/1950, succeeded William S. Jameson, resigned 9/19/1949. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) Joe Campbell, in special election 7/25/1942, succeeded Woodrow W. Bean, resigned 10/3/1941. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Photographs

Photograph. Woodrow W. Bean, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Woodrow W. Bean, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

United States Marine Corps Reserve, First Lieutenant. "Rep. Woodrow Bean of El Paso is the first member of the Legislature to report for active military duty as a result of the Korean war. Bean, a first lieutenant in the Marine Reserve, announced Saturday he had reported for active duty." "First Legislator Gets His War Call," 8/6/1950. Dallas Morning News .
Woodrow Wilson Bean, death date 7/13/1985 in El Paso County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
United States Marine Corps, Captain, World War II. Military grave marker, Woodrow Wilson Bean, birth date 8/28/1917, death date 7/13/1985, burial in Restlawn Memorial Park, El Paso, El Paso County. Find a Grave .
BEAN, WOODROW WILSON, SR. (1917-1985). Handbook of Texas Online .
United States Marine Corps, Private and First Lieutenant, World War II; United States Marine Corps Reserve, First Lieutenant, Korean War. Handbook of Texas Online .
United States Marine Corps, First Lieutenant. "During the 1940s, Bean shuttled back and forth between the Texas Legislature and the Marine Corps. He was discharged as a first lieutenant in 1946 but was recalled to active duty during the Korean conflict." Obituary, Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Texas), 7/19/1985, pp. 1, 7, reprinted from El Paso Times. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Obituary and photos, Judge Woodrow Wilson Bean, Sr., "Judge Woodrow Bean - 1917-1985; 'Never a dull moment': Woodrow Bean's Storied Life is Over," Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Texas), 7/19/1985, pp. 1, 7, reprinted from El Paso Times. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Memorial, May 1986, p. 516. Texas Bar Journal .