Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	21	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Palacios / Matagorda		Brazoria, Matagorda
H	21	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Palacios / Matagorda		Brazoria, Matagorda

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "C.W. Crawford, Leader of Area, Taken by Death," Palacios Beacon, 9/26/1963, p. 1, crediting Palacios Library. "Politically he served as state representative in 1946-47. He also served as a school trustee." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War I. Carlton Wesley Crawford, born circa 1898, home address in Palacios, Texas. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).

Other Resources

Carlton Wesley Crawford, birth date 1/22/1898 in Corsicana, death date 9/24/1963 in Palacios, Matagorda County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Carlton W. Crawford, birth date 1/22/1898, death date 9/24/1963, burial in Palacios Cemetery, Palacios, Matagorda County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Carlton Crawford, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Carlton Crawford, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Commerce and Manufactures (Chair) Game and Fisheries Liquor Regulation Revenue and Taxation State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Commerce and Manufactures Conservation and Reclamation Game and Fisheries Labor State Affairs

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