Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	52	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	52	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	78	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	78	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st (4) (5) (6)	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

(1) District 18 comprised of Shelby county; District 78 comprised of Tarrant county, pp. 33, 36, Acts 1901, 27th Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 8. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 78 represented by Louis J. Wortham, p. 6. House Journal.
(3) District 18 represented by Louis J. Wortham, p. 154. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(5) District No. 78 - Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth; W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington. House Journal.
(6) 78th - W.B. Fitzhugh, Arlington; Louis J. Wortham, Fort Worth. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 39th Legislature, R.S., 3/18/1925, p. 1865, In Memory of Colonel W.B. Wortham (state treasurer, son of William Amos Wortham). Relatives: William Amos Wortham - father, Louis J. Wortham - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

• WORTHAM, LOUIS J. (1858?-1927). Born probably in November 1858. Handbook of Texas Online.
• Biographical sketch, photo, and cartoon, L.J. Wortham, p. 132. Newspaper Artists' Association, Fort Worth. Makers of Fort Worth, 1914, crediting Amon Carter Museum. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

• Louis J. Wortham (1858-1927), burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Includes biographical sketch. Find a Grave.
• Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

• Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Louis J. Wortham, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 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 Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations   Insurance   Municipal Corporations   Public Debt   Revenue and Taxation

33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations (Chair)  Insurance

32nd R.S. - 1911 Appropriations   Appropriations Subcommittee on the Agricultural and Mechanical College (Chair)  Appropriations Subcommittee on the Prairie View Normal (Chair)  Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Penitentiaries and State Farms   Congressional Districts   Education   Game and Fisheries   Insurance (Chair)  Municipal Corporations   Penitentiaries   Revenue and Taxation

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Insurance   Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections

31st R.S. - 1909 Insurance (Chair)  Irrigation   Revenue and Taxation