Joseph Charles Whitfield
Full Name: Joseph Charles "Whit" Whitfield, Jr.Date of birth: December 16, 1921
Date of death: July 12, 1997
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 22-8 | Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 | 59th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 22-8 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 59th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 58th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 56th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
Terms of service notes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Biographical Information
- Obituary, J. Charles "Charlie" Whitfield, Jr., 7/13/1997, p. 40, "State Representative from Harris County, Texas for eight years." Houston Chronicle.
- Mentioned in biographical sketch of Barbara Jordan, p. 181. Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
- Memorial, April 1998, p. 405. Joseph Charles Whitfield. Texas Bar Journal.
- United States Navy, Lieutenant, World War II and Korean War. Military grave marker, Joseph C. Whitfield, Jr. (1921-1997), burial in Houston National Cemetery. Find a Grave.
- Joseph Charles Whitfield, Jr., death date 7/12/1997 in Harris County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J.C. (Whit) Whitfield, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. J. Charles "Whit" Whitfield, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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