Frances Rountree
Full Name: Frances Mitchell RountreeOther surnames: Mitchell
Date of birth: March 19, 1880
Date of death: December 5, 1956
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 26 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos, Grimes |
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House District 26
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 Legislatures: 42nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes |
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Obituary and photo, "Mrs. Lee J. Rountree's Funeral at 4 Thursday: Editor of Eagle Is Dead," 12/5/1956, pp. 1, 10. Bryan Eagle.
- Photo and biographical sketch (Frances Rountree). Born 1878?, death date 12/5/1956. First woman elected to represent Brazos County. One of the first two widows of legislators elected to the Texas Legislature (with Cora Gray Strong.) Relatives: Lee J. Rountree - husband, Frances Rountree - wife. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in "A Journalistic Survivor - The History of The Eagle," 3/4/2005. Bryan Eagle.
- Frances Mitchell Rountree, birth date 3/19/1880, in Llano, Texas; death date 12/5/1956 in Bryan, Brazos County; publisher-editor, Bryan Daily Eagle. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Photographs
- Photograph. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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42nd R.S. - 1931
Appropriations Education Privileges, Suffrage and Elections School Districts |
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