Henry Grady Woodruff

Full Name: Henry Grady Woodruff
Date of birth: August 9, 1893
Date of death: December 23, 1962

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
S	22	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939	44th ⁽²⁾ 45th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Decatur / Wise		Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
S	22	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935	42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Decatur / Wise	Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)	Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
H	48	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Decatur / Wise		Wise
H	48	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Paradise / Wise		Wise
H	48	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Paradise / Wise		Wise

(1) 45th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(4) 42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 11/12/1932. Senate Journal.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 22
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 44th ⁽²⁾ 45th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise

Senate District 22
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽³⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
(42nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise

House District 48
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

House District 48
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paradise / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

House District 48
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paradise / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

"Six Students in Legislature: Solons Are Woodall, Sheats, Woodruff, Tomme, Maxwell, and Young," 10/3/1926, p. 11, biographical sketches of Cory Sheats, Homer Maxwell, Ben J. Woodall, Grady Woodruff, Thomas J. Renfro, and Dewey Young, all serving in the called session and students at the The University of Texas. Daily Texan.
Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/5/1929, p. 10. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, March 1963, p. 269. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. Henry Grady Woodruff, birth year (estimated) 1894, birthplace Decatur, Texas. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 36th Division (Texas and Oklahoma National Guard). RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
United States Army/Texas National Guard, 36th Division, World War I. "He also studied and taught at the University of Toulouse in France following World War I. He was a member of the Texas 36th Division during 1917-19." Memorial, March 1963, p. 269. Texas Bar Journal.
Army National Guard. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Henry Grady Woodruff, birth date 8/9/1893 in Wise County; death date 12/23/1962 in Decatur, Wise County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
"Seven University of Texas Students are Members of Legislature; One is Senator," 1/12/1925, p. 11. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Photograph. H. Grady Woodruff, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Woodruff, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H. Grady Woodruff, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Grady Woodruff, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.G. Woodruff, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.G. Woodruff, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.G. Woodruff, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Agricultural Affairs Banking Contingent Expenses (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Educational Affairs Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Rural Aid to Schools, Special Finance (Vice Chair) Insurance Labor Military Affairs Nominations of the Governor Public Health Public Lands and Land Office (Chair)
44th R.S. - 1935 Auditing of State Highway Department Banking Contingent Expenses (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Insurance Labor Military Affairs (Vice Chair) Nominations of the Governor Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Lands and Land Office State Eleemosynary Institutions
43rd R.S. - 1933 Banking Contingent Expense (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) (Vice Chair) Educational Affairs Finance Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate, Board of Managers Insurance Investigating (Vice Chair) Labor Military Affairs (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Land and Land Office (Chair) Public Printing Reductions in State Appropriations, Special Stock and Stockraising Tax Program Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate
42nd R.S. - 1931 Banks and Banking Civil Jurisprudence Counties and County Boundaries Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Finance Labor Military Affairs Organization and Economy Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Printing (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising Towns and City Corporations
41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Federal Relations
40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking Conservation and Reclamation Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Insurance Public Lands and Buildings

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