Texas Legislators: Past & Present

William Robert Poage

Full Name: William Robert "Bob" Poage
Birth date: December 28, 1899
Death date: January 3, 1987

Terms of Service

Senate, 44th ⁽⁵⁾ & 43rd ⁽⁴⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1933 - 1/12/1937
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 10/16/1935.
Senate, 42nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 40th Legislature
1/11/1927 - 1/8/1929
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat

(1) William R. Poage, in special election 11/4/1930, sworn in 42nd Legislature, succeeded to the unexpired term of Edgar E. Witt, resigned after 5th C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) "Heavy Vote Seen on Amendments...Texas Contests One-sided Except Wurzbach-Dielmann in 14th," Tuesday morning 11/4/1930, p. 4. "Three Democrats were running for the post vacated by Senator Edgar E. Witt of Waco...They were Former Representative W. R. Poage of Waco..." San Antonio Express .
(3) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .
(5) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 178. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 37. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. W.R. Poage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Poage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Poage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Poage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Poage, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Bob Poage Collection. Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library. Digital collection, finding aid, biographical sketch, "About Bob Poage" (Poage Library 30th Anniversary). Baylor University .
POAGE, William Robert (1899-1987). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
United States Navy, World War I, "during the First World War served as an apprentice seaman in the United States Navy." POAGE, William Robert, (1899-1987). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
POAGE, WILLIAM ROBERT (1899-1987). Relatives: William Allen Poage - father, William Robert Poage - son. Handbook of Texas Online .
United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.