Bob Long

Robert John Long

Full Name: Robert John "Bob" Long
Date of birth: October 27, 1904
Date of death: January 24, 1982

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 111-1 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita
H 111-1 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita
H 111-1 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita

(1) Attorney. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Terms of Service top

House District 111-1
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita
House District 111-1
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita
House District 111-1
Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931
Legislatures: 41st  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

(1) Attorney. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

  • Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 2/27/1929, sec. 2, p. 4. Houston Post-Dispatch.
  • Memorial, February 1983, p. 266. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

  • Robert John Long, birth date 10/27/1904 in Morgan Mills, Texas; draft registration 10/16/1940 in Austin, Travis County; next of kin (wife) Elizabeth Triplette Long. FamilySearch Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947.
  • United States Army, World War II, stationed at Camp Roberts, CA. Memorial, February 1983, p. 266. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1940 - Robert John Long, Austin, Travis County, age 35, born circa 1905 in Texas, attorney, wife Francis Elizabeth Long. FamilySearch.
  • Robert J. "Bob" Long, birth date 10/27/1904, death date 1/24/1982, burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. Bob Long, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Bob Long, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.J. (Bob) Long, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Oil, Gas, and Mining (Chair) 
Public Lands and Buildings  
Selling of State Jobs, Investigate Alleged  
42nd R.S. - 1931
Commerce and Manufactures (Vice Chair) 
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
41st R.S. - 1929
Commerce and Manufactures  
Conservation and Reclamation  
Oil and Gas Leases, Investigate  
Public Health  

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