Terms of Service

• Senate, 49th & 48th Legislatures
  1/12/1943 - 1/14/1947
  Democrat
  
• Senate, 47th & 46th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
  1/10/1939 - 1/12/1943
  Democrat
  
• House, 45th Legislature
  1/12/1937 - 1/10/1939
  Democrat
  
• House, 44th Legislature
  1/8/1935 - 1/12/1937
  Democrat
  

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 69th Legislature, R.S., HR 323. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 69th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 3. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. R.C. Lanning, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Memorial, January 1987, p. 102. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Army, Corporal, World War I. "Lanning served in World War I as a Corporal, Troup D, 6th Calvary, Camp Stanley, TX." Memorial, January 1987, p. 102. Texas Bar Journal .
• United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.

Committee Information

• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Civil Jurisprudence  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Contingent Expense (Vice Chair) 
• Finance (Chair) 
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Investigating Committee  
• Labor  
• Legislative Audit, Special  
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
• Rules  
• State Affairs  
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Investigation, Special  
• Contingent Expense  
• Education  
• Election Laws, Special  
• Finance (Chair) 
• Highways and Motor Traffic  
• Labor  
• Legislative Audit, Special  
• Nominations of the Governor  
• Oil, Gas and Conservation  
• Privileges and Elections  
• Rules  
• Senatorial Districts  
• State Affairs  
• 47th R.S. - 1941
• Banking  
• Congressional Districts  
• Contingent Expenses  
• Finance (Vice Chair) 
• Internal Improvements  
• Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
• Public Buildings and Grounds  
• Public Debts, Claims and Accounts (Chair) 
• Public Printing (Vice Chair) 
• Rules  
• Towns and City Corporations  
• 46th R.S. - 1939
• Banking  
• Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair) 
• Counties and County Boundaries  
• Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
• Finance  
• Internal Improvements  
• Mining, Irrigation and Drainage  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
• Public Debts, Claims and Accounts  
• Public Health  
• Stock and Stock Raising  
• 45th R.S. - 1937
• Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair) 
• Education  
• Local and Uncontested Bills  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• 44th R.S. - 1935
• Commercial Motor Vehicles Investigation  
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Education  
• Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
• Oil, Gas and Mining  
• Wage Scales of State Highway Department, Special