Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Walter Douglass Caldwell

Full Name: Walter Douglass Caldwell
Birth date: November 28, 1884
Death date: November 12, 1950

Terms of Service

Senate, 36th ⁽²⁾ & 35th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
1/9/1917 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/21/1920, 4th C.S.
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal .
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Walter D. Caldwell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter D. Caldwell, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter D. Caldwell, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Memorial, February 1951, p. 96. Texas Bar Journal .