Walter Hartwell Beck

Full Name: Walter Hartwell Beck
Date of birth: March 29, 1887
Date of death: December 30, 1946

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	101-1	Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933	42nd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-1	Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931	41st	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	101-1	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant	Tarrant

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 256, 6/6/1947, p. 3383. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/1/1929, p. 7. Houston Post-Dispatch.
Obituary, "Walter Beck Dies: Former Legislator," source unknown. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Other Resources

Walter H. Beck, birth date 3/29/1887 on headstone, death date 12/30/1946, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
Letter from Major James E. Taylor to Walter H. Beck, 3/2/1944, describing the services of the Texas National Guard unit in Italy during World War II. Vol. 48, No. 2, October 1944, Texas Collection, pp. 281-285. Southwestern Historical Quarterly.

Photographs

Photograph. Walter Beck, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Beck, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Walter H. Beck, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931 Constitutional Amendments Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair) Public Printing State Affairs
41st R.S. - 1929 Common Carriers Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations
40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Highways and Motor Traffic Oil, Gas and Mining

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