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Grady Woodruff
Full Name: Henry Grady Woodruff
Date of birth: August 9, 1893
Date of death: December 23, 1962
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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22
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Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939
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44th
(2)
45th
(1)
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Democrat
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Decatur / Wise
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Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
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S
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22
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Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
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42nd
(4)
(5)
43rd
(3)
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Democrat
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Decatur / Wise
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Senate President Pro Tempore (42nd)
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Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
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H
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48
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Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
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41st
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Democrat
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Decatur / Wise
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Wise
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H
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48
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Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
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40th
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Democrat
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Paradise / Wise
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Wise
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H
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48
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
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39th
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Democrat
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Paradise / Wise
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Wise
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(1)
45th Legislature - 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of Senators . . . who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature."
Senate Journal.
(2)
44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators."
Senate Journal.
(3)
43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators."
Senate Media.
(4)
42nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 11/12/1932.
Senate Journal.
(5)
42nd Legislature - 1/13/1931, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
"Six Students in Legislature: Solons Are Woodall, Sheats, Woodruff, Tomme, Maxwell, and Young," 10/3/1926, p. 11, biographical sketches of six members who were students at the The University of Texas School of Law.
Daily Texan.
Biographical sketch, 2/5/1929, p. 10.
Houston Post-Dispatch.
Memorial, March 1963, p. 269.
Texas Bar Journal.
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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).
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.
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Other Resources |
Henry Grady Woodruff, birth date 8/9/1893 in Wise County, death date 12/23/1962 in Decatur, Wise County.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
"Seven University of Texas Students are Members of Legislature; One is Senator," 1/12/1925, p. 11.
San Antonio Express.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
H. Grady Woodruff, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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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.
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