Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Walter Edwin Jones

Full Name: Walter Edwin Jones
Birth date: July 5, 1876
Death date: February 3, 1941

Terms of Service

House, 45th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/14/1937 - 1/10/1939
Democrat
House, 44th Legislature
1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
Democrat
House, 43rd ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/10/1933 - 1/8/1935
Democrat
House, 42nd Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 41st Legislature
1/8/1929 - 1/13/1931
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat

(1) Not present at organization of the House on 1/12/1937. Oath of office administered on 1/14/1937, p. 55. House Journal .
(2) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 106, 2/7/1941, pp. 408-409. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter E. Jones, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Blog post, biographical sketch, Walter Edwin Jones, "Benton City Family Served Community," 12/31/2007. Atascosa County Chronicles .
Walter E. Jones, birth date 7/5/1876 in Texas; death date 2/3/1941 in Lytle, Atascosa County; Superintendent, Confederate Home, Austin, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 . FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Walter Edwin Jones, birth date 7/6/1876; permanent home address in Jourdanton, Atascosa County; lawyer; draft registration 9/12/1918 in Atascosa County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 .
Walter E. Jones (1876-1941), burial in Jourdantown City Cemetery, Jourdanton, Atascosa County. Find a Grave .
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/3/1929, p. 14. Houston Post-Dispatch .
Biographical information and quotations - Representative Walter E. Jones - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 14, 17. The Legislature and the Texas People 1937.