Walter D. Caldwell

Walter Douglass Caldwell

Full Name: Walter Douglass Caldwell
Date of birth: November 28, 1884
Date of death: November 12, 1950

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 20 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2)   35th (3)   36th (1) (2)   Democrat Austin / Travis Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)   Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson
H 89 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/21/1920, 4th C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 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.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 20
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th (1) (2)   35th (3)   36th (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
(36th)
(36th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Burnet, Lampasas, Travis, Williamson
House District 89
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 9/21/1920, 4th C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 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.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • 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.

Other Resources

  • Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919
Agricultural Affairs  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Land and Land Office (Chair) 
Military Affairs  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Purchase Price for Block 124  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
35th R.S. - 1917
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Engrossed Bills  
Finance  
Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
Nominations of the Governor  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
34th R.S. - 1915
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Judiciary  
Military Affairs  
Reforms in Civil Procedure  
State Asylums  

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