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Dwight Lyman Lewelling Full Name: Dwight Lyman Lewelling Date of birth: November 27, 1879 Date of death: April 23, 1936 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 H 44 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 44 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas   Biographical Notes and Resources top Other Resources Obituary and photo, "Death of Benefactor, Dwight L. Lewelling, Shocks Mission Bums," 4/24/1936, p. 1. Lewelling was an "ex-County Attorney and legislator . . . He served two terms in the Legislature from Dallas County, and once was a candidate for Governor and again a candidate for Attorney General." Dallas Morning News. Dwight Lyman Lewelling, birth date 11/27/1879, death date 4/23/1936 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. Dwight L. Lewelling, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Dwight L. Lewelling, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments   Judiciary   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair)  Reforms in Criminal Procedure   Supreme Judicial Districts   33rd R.S. - 1913 Confederate Pension Warrants, Investigate   Constitutional Amendments   Liquor Traffic   Public Debt   Reforms in Criminal Procedure   Supreme Judicial Districts

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