Dudley Wilkes Peterson

Full Name: Dudley Wilkes Peterson
Date of birth: February 3, 1915
Date of death: October 31, 2002

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	18	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston		Galveston
H	18	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Galveston / Galveston		Galveston

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House District 18
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

House District 18
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Galveston

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and photo, "Native Returned to Distinction," 3/31/1968, p. B4. Copy provided by the Rosenberg Library. Galveston Daily News.
Obituary, Dudley W. Peterson, 11/3/2002, p. D3. Microfilm copy provided by the Rosenberg Library. Birth date 2/3/1915, death date 10/31/2002. Galveston Daily News.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, Captain, 1942-1946, World War II. Obituary, Dudley W. Peterson, 11/3/2002, p. D3. Galveston Daily News.

Other Resources

Dudley W. Peterson, birth date 2/3/1915, death date 10/31/2002, last place of residence Galveston. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
Dudley Wilkes Peterson (1915-2002), burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Lufkin, Angelina County. Find a Grave.
Death notice, Dudley W. Peterson, 11/3/2002. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Dudley W. Peterson, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dudley W. Peterson, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Game and Fisheries Representation Before the Legislature Revenue and Taxation
51st R.S. - 1949 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Municipal and Private Corporations Public Printing

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