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R.N. Stafford Full Name: Robert N. Stafford Date of birth: November 6, 1856 Date of death: June 18, 1911 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 7 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907 29th (6)   28th (5)   Democrat Mineola / Wood Dean of the Senate. Dean of the Senate.   Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood S 7 Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 27th (4)   26th (3)   Democrat Mineola / Wood Senate President Pro Tem, Regular Session.   Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood S 7 Jan 21, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899 25th (2)   24th (1) (7)   Democrat Mineola / Wood   Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood (1) Stafford sworn 1/21/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005. (2) 25th Legislature - 1/12/1897, p. 1, listed on "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal . (3) 26th Legislature - 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of Senators-elect." Senate Journal . (4) 27th Legislature - 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of hold-over Senators." Senate Journal . (5) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal . (6) 29th Legislature - 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the hold over Senators." Senate Journal . (7) Oath of office administered to Senator Stafford, 1/21/1895, p. 53. Senate Journal .   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal . Biographical Sketches Biographical sketches of members of the 25th Legislature, Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment 1897. Biographical sketch and portrait, pp. 386-387. Year book for Texas, 1901 1902. Photographs Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 29th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. Other Resources Interment at Mineola City Cemetery, Mineola, Wood County, Texas. Photos of headstone and historical marker. Find a Grave . Robert N. Stafford Historical Marker in Mineola, Wood County. Includes biographical information, birth date 11/6/1856, death date 6/18/1911 (grave marker). Texas Historic Sites Atlas . Committee Informationtop 29th R.S. - 1905 City and Town Corporations   Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Rules   State Asylums   State Penitentiaries   28th R.S. - 1903 Educational Affairs (Chair)  Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Rules (Chair)  State Asylums   State Penitentiaries   Town and City Corporations   27th R.S. - 1901 Constitutional Amendments   Federal Relations   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   State Asylums   26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   25th R.S. - 1897 Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2 (Chair)  Private Land Claims   Privileges and Election   Public Lands   Redistricting State Judiciary, Special   State Affairs   Treasury and Comptroller's Office   24th R.S. - 1895 Federal Relations   General Land Office   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Private Land Claims (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   Public Lands   Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special   Rules   Towns and City Corporations

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