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Edgar Earnest Witt
Full Name: Edgar Earnest Witt
Date of birth: January 28, 1876
Date of death: July 11, 1965
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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13
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Jan 8, 1929 - Mar 20, 1930
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41st
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(2)
(3)
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Democrat
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Waco / McLennan
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Senate President Pro Tempore (41st)
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Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
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S
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13
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929
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39th
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(6)
40th
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Democrat
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Waco / McLennan
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Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam
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S
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11
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Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 13, 1925
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38th
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(8)
37th
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38th
(7)
(8)
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Democrat
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Waco / McLennan
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Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)
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Falls, McLennan, Milam
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S
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11
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Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
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36th
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(11)
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Democrat
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Waco / McLennan
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Falls, McLennan, Milam
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63
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Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
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34th
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Democrat
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Waco / McLennan
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Falls, Limestone, McLennan
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(1)
41st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 4th C.S., elected 1/20/1930.
Senate Journal.
(2)
William R. Poage, in special election 11/4/1930, sworn in 42nd Legislature, succeeded to the unexpired term of Edgar E. Witt, resigned after 5th C.S.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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41st Legislature - 1/8/1929, p. 1, listed in "Certificate of New Senators."
Senate Journal.
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40th Legislature - 1/11/1927, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators."
Senate Journal.
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39th Legislature - 1/13/1925, p. 1, shows all 31 Senators were elected on 11/4/1924.
Senate Journal.
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39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term.
Senate Journal.
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38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/15/1923, 1st C.S.
Senate Journal.
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38th Legislature - 1/9/1923, p. 1, listed in Roll Call of Holdover Senators.
Senate Journal.
(9)
37th Legislature - 1/11/1921, pp. 2-3, List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 2nd, 1920, listed as Senator-elect.
Senate Journal.
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Edgar E. Witt, sworn 1/14/1919, succeeded Augustus R. McCollum, senator-elect, died 11/9/1918.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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36th Legislature - 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2, listed as "member-elect" in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Biographical Sketches |
Biography, 8/23/1930, p. 13.
Dallas Morning News.
WITT, EDGAR E. (1876-1965).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Brief biography, 1/21/1929, p. 7.
Houston Post-Dispatch.
29th Lieutenant Governor: Edgar E. Witt. Photo and biographical sketch.
Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Memorial, September 1965, p. 819.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Military Service Notes |
United States Army, Captain, World War I. Military grave marker, Edgar E. Witt.
Find a Grave.
United States Army Service Corps, Captain, World War I. "While still stationed at an army camp in 1918, he ran successfully in a special election held to fill the vacant seat of Senator A.R. McCollum, who had died while in office."
Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
United States Army Service Corps. 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 |
Edgar Earnest Witt, birth date 1/28/1876, death date 7/11/1965, interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan County.
Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4.
Galveston Daily News.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Edgar E. Witt, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
41st session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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