Emmett Lane Whitaker
Full Name: Emmett Lane WhitakerDate of birth: September 4, 1905
Date of death: January 6, 2006
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 119 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Lamesa / Dawson | Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 40th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Lamesa / Dawson
- Counties in district:
- Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum
Biographical Information
- Emmett Lane Whitaker, birth date 9/4/1905, death date 1/6/2006, last place of residence Luna, New Mexico. Marriage to Della Lee Pitts in Fisher County, Texas, 10/2/1926. FamilySearch. Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977 United States Social Security Death Index
- Emmett Lane Whitaker, birth date 9/4/1905, death date 1/6/2006, burial in Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, Luna County, New Mexico. Find a Grave.
- Notice of Rev. & Mrs. Emmett Whitaker's 50th wedding anniversary 10/2/1976 in Cabot, Arkansas. Whitaker was pastor in Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas; "In 1975 he served twice as Chaplain-for-a-Day of Texas Legislature. He was a member of the House of Representatives at one time." Wife Della, daughter Mrs. Donella Lowery, sons David, Daniel, Dennis, and Donald. Range Rider, Hardin-Simmons University, Volume 27, Number 4, December 1976, p. 8. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 40th Legislature (1927) - Emmett L. Whitaker, postoffice Lamesa, nativity Texas, age 21 (born circa 1906), minister. Texas Legislative Manual.
- Photograph. E.L. Whitaker, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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