Sam E. Wohlford

Samuel Emerald Wohlford

Full Name: Samuel Emerald "Sam" Wohlford
Date of birth: January 18, 1890
Date of death: July 9, 1978

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 95 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Stratford / Sherman   Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
H 95 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Stratford / Sherman   Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
H 95 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Stratford / Sherman   Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman

(1) Rancher, farmer. "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.

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House District 95
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman
Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
House District 95
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman
Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman
House District 95
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stratford / Sherman
Counties in district: Dallam, Deaf Smith, Hansford, Hartley, Moore, Oldham, Sherman

(1) Rancher, farmer. "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

Other Resources

  • Samuel E. Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1890 in Indiana; death date 7/9/1978 in Dumas, Moore County, Texas; usual residence in Stratford, Sherman County, Texas; farmer/rancher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1977-1986.
  • Sam Emerald Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1891 in Goshen, Indiana; home address in Stratford, Texas; farmer; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Sherman County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • Sam E. Wohlford, birth date 1/18/1890, death date 7/9/1978, burial in Stratford Cemetery, Stratford, Sherman County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Services Set for Wohlford," 7/12/1978, p. 5B. "He served as Sherman County commissioner before being drafted to run for the Legislature in 1952." McAllen Monitor.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Agriculture  
Appropriations  
Banks and Banking  
Claims and Accounts  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
54th R.S. - 1955
Agriculture  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Counties  
Livestock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair) 
Penitentiaries  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Agriculture  
Appropriations  
Engrossed Bills  
Livestock and Stock Raising  
Public Printing  

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