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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	29	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	49th   50th	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos		Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	29	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th (1)   48th	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos	Senate President Pro Tempore (47th)	Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler
S	29	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th (3)   46th (2)	Democrat	Fort Stockton / Pecos		Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, Ector, Edwards, El Paso, Glasscock, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney, Loving, Maverick, Medina, Midland, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Real, Reeves, Sutton, Terrell, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Ward, Winkler

(1) 47th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 9/19/1941. Senate Journal.
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., SR 4. Birth date 12/6/1887. Resolutions - Memorial.
• 55th Legislature, 1st C.S. - address of Senator Dorsey Hardeman at the funeral of Senator H.L. Winfield, ordered printed in the journal, 10/14/1957, pp. 11-13. Birth date 12/6/1887. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

• Obituary, "H.L. Winfield Ex-Senator, Dead at 69," 10/2/1967, p. 11. Editorial, Henry Logan Whitfield [sic], 10/6/1957, p. 10. "Heinie" Winfield, served 12 years in the Texas Senate. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Other Resources

• Henry Logan Winfield, birth date 12/6/1887, death date 10/1/1957 in Fort Stockton, Pecos County, ranching and oil business. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Henry Logan Winfield, birth date 12/6/1888, death date 10/1/1957, burial in East Hill Cemetery, Fort Stockton, Pecos County. Find a Grave.
• Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.

Photographs

• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. H.L. Winfield, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Banking   Contingent Expense   Employees Assignment, Special   Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   General Investigating, Special   Governor's Mansion   Labor   Oil, Gas and Conservation (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)

49th R.S. - 1945 Banking (Vice Chair)  Contingent Expense   Federal Relations (Vice Chair)  Finance   Game and Fish   Interstate Cooperation   Labor   Nominations of the Governor (Chair)  Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising   Veterans' Affairs

48th R.S. - 1943 Banking (Chair)  Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special   Finance   Game and Fish   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts   Labor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Public Debts, Claims and Accounts   Public Health   Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions   Stock and Stock Raising

47th R.S. - 1941 Banking (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Education   Finance   Fireproofing Capitol, Special   Game and Fish   Judicial Districts   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

46th R.S. - 1939 Banking (Chair)  Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Education   Finance   Game and Fish (Vice Chair)  Interstate Co-operation   Judicial Districts   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising

45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs   Banking   Constitutional Amendments   Educational Affairs   Finance   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)  Public Buildings and Grounds   Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair)  Representative Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic