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Walter Thomas Caven Full Name: Walter Thomas Caven Date of birth: November 23, 1920 Date of death: March 13, 2007 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 5 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Marshall / Harrison   Harrison   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Memorial, July 2007, p. 639. Texas Bar Journal. Caven, Hubbard Scott. Relatives: Walter Caven - nephew; Hubbard Caven - uncle. Texas State Cemetery. Caven, Walter Thomas. Texas State Cemetery. Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. "Following Pearl Harbor, he postponed his education to enlist in WW II, where he became a 7th Division infantry platoon leader. During the battle of Leyte Gulf he was wounded in action on November 15, 1944. For his service, he received the Silver Star, Purple Heart and Bronze Star." Texas State Cemetery. Other Resources Notice of death, 3/14/2007. Speaker of the House. Photographs Photograph. Walter Caven, 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. Committee Informationtop 51st R.S. - 1949 Aeronautics   Criminal Jurisprudence   Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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