Walter Frank Woodul

Walter Frank Woodul (born September 25, 1892 in Laredo , Texas , †  October 1, 1984 in Austin , Texas) was an American politician . Between 1935 and 1939 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Texas.

Career

Walter Woodul attended public schools in Corpus Christi and Alice . He then taught for some time in Oklahoma as a teacher, before he in Wichita ( Kansas studied) shorthand. He returned to Texas and worked as a stenographer in Laredo and Austin. After a border conflict with Mexico broke out , he joined the national guard of his state in 1916. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in January 1917, he began to work in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1917 he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for several months . There he was instrumental in founding the Texas State Highway Commission . After the United States entered the First World War , Woodul was initially Deputy Adjutant General of the National Guard. He later joined the United States Army as a captain and was stationed in South Carolina until 1919 . He has not seen the European theater of war.

After returning to Texas, Woodul practiced law in Houston . There he also became a member of several local associations and organizations. Between 1929 and 1935 he was a member of the Texas Senate . In 1934 he was elected lieutenant governor of his state alongside James Allred . He held this office between 1935 and 1939. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. He also chaired the organizing committee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Texan's independence from Mexico. After serving as Lieutenant Governor, Walter Woodul returned to practice as a lawyer. He has also served on the boards of several schools and hospitals. He died in Austin on October 1, 1984.

Web links

• Walter Frank Woodul in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard
• biography