Warren C. (Red)  Cowen

Warren Clay Cowen

Full Name: Warren Clay "Red" Cowen
Date of birth: July 20, 1918
Date of death: January 8, 1972

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 60-7 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 60-7 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 60-7 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 60-7 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 60-7 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant
H 102 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Denton, Tarrant

(1) Salesman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 60-7
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant
House District 60-7
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant
House District 60-7
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant
House District 60-7
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant
House District 60-7
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant
House District 102
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Denton, Tarrant

(1) Salesman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Photo of Sgt. Warren C. Cowen during a hospital visit from American and Texas Legion officials, 9/6/1944. Find a Grave.
  • United States Army, Staff Sergeant, World War II. " . . . he worked as a personnel manager, advertising agent, and salesman before beginning his heroic military service in World War II . . . Serving as a Staff Sergeant with the 158th Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army in the South Pacific, this courageous young Texan received severe wounds in action which resulted in the amputation of both his legs." 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HCR 30. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

  • Warren Clay Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Covington, Oklahoma; occupation Allen Oil Company; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma. FamilySearch. Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945
  • Warren C. Cowen, birth date 7/20/1918 in Oklahoma; death date 1/8/1972 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; county clerk/county government; served in World War II. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • W.C. "Red" Cowen (1918-1972), burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and photo, "County Clerk 'Red' Cowen Dies," 1/9/1972, pp. 1, 2. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961
Commerce and Manufactures  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
School Districts  
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
Texas Turnpike Authority Problems  
56th R.S. - 1959
Aeronautics  
Counties  
Motor Traffic  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Revenue and Taxation  
Texas Commission on City and County Governments  
55th R.S. - 1957
Counties  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
Public Lands and Buildings  
54th R.S. - 1955
Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Motor Traffic  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Oil, Gas, and Mining  
Public Health  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Counties  
Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
50th R.S. - 1947
Aeronautics  
Insurance  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Motor Traffic  
Municipal and Private Corporations  

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