Edgar Witt ( born Edgar E. Witt ; January 28, 1876 , Bell County , Texas - July 11, 1965 , Austin , Texas ) - American politician, 29th Texas Deputy Governor (1931–1935) [1] .
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| Governor | Ross Sterling (1931–1933) Miriam Ferguson (1933–1935) | ||||||
| Predecessor | Barry miller | ||||||
| Successor | Walter Frank Woodall | ||||||
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| Birth | January 28, 1876 Bell County , Texas | ||||||
| Death | July 11, 1965 (89 years) Austin TX | ||||||
| The consignment | democratic | ||||||
| Education | University of Texas at Austin | ||||||
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Biography
Edgar Witt was born on January 28, 1876 in Bell County ( Texas ), in the family of James Monroe Witt and Elizabeth Witt, born Simpson ( Elizabeth (Simpson) Witt ) [2] [3] .
Edgar Witt graduated from school in , and then continued his studies at the University of Texas at Austin , where he received a Bachelor of Arts ( BA ) and LL.D. After that, in 1906, he began practicing law in Waco (Texas) [3] .
In 1914, Witt was elected to the Texas House of Representatives , and he began his work in the Texas Legislature in 1915 and worked there for two years. After that, he was appointed prosecutor of the city of Waco , but after a while he left this post to begin his service in the US Army with the rank of captain during the First World War [3] .
While still in military service, in 1918, Witt was elected to the Texas Senate , where he served as a senator for six two-year terms, from 1919 to 1931 [3] .
In 1930, Witt participated in the elections as a candidate for the post of vice-governor of Texas and won, and Ross Sterling was elected governor of Texas . Witt worked as vice-governor from January 1931 to January 1935 (the first two years the governor was Ross Sterling, and then Miriam Ferguson ) [3] .
In 1934, Witt participated in the election for the governor of Texas , but was defeated by James Allred . After that, in 1935–1938 and 1943–1947, he served as chairman of the Mexican Claims Commission ( Eng. Special Mexican Claims Commission and American-Mexican Claims Commission ), and in between these appointments he continued his law practice at Waco. In 1947, he was appointed head of the Indian Claims Commission , where he worked until his retirement in 1960 [3] .
Edgar Witt died on July 11, 1965 in Austin and was buried in the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco [4] .
Notes
- ↑ Edgar E. Witt (HTML). Lieutenant Governors of Texas, 1846 — present . Legislative Reference Library of Texas - www.lrl.state.tx.us. The appeal date was July 11, 2013. Archived September 26, 2012.
- ↑ Jake Tirey. Witt, Edgar E. (HTML). Handbook of Texas Online . Texas State Historical Association. The appeal date was July 11, 2013. Archived September 26, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Presidential Officers of the Texas Legislature (1846–2010) (PDF). Texas Legislative Council - www.tlc.state.tx.us (2010). The date of circulation is July 11, 2013. Archived June 18, 2013.
- ↑ Edgar E. Witt (HTML). www.findagrave.com. The date of circulation is July 11, 2013. Archived on September 3, 2013.