Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Robert Lee Williford

Full Name: Robert Lee Williford
Birth date: October 22, 1863
Death date: March 6, 1933

Terms of Service

Senate, 36th ⁽¹⁾ Legislature
1/14/1919 - 1/11/1921
Democrat
House, 35th Legislature
1/9/1917 - 1/14/1919
Democrat
House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat

(1) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/9/1933, p. 796. Resolutions - Memorial .
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 65, 3/16/1933, p. 795. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. R.L. Williford, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Williford, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Williford, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Rod [Robt.] L. Williford, Fairfield town precinct no. 1, Freestone County, age 37, born October 1863 in Tennessee, wife Eunice. FamilySearch .
Robert Lee Williford, birth date 10/22/1862 in Davidson County, Tennessee; death date 3/6/1933 in Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
R.L. Williford, birth date 10/22/1863, death date 3/6/1933, burial in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Freestone County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
Obituary, "Judge R.L. Williford Dies at Home Here After Short Illness," The Fairfield Recorder, 3/9/1933, p. 1, crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
36th Legislature (1919) - R.L. Williford, Fairfield, Freestone County, nativity Tennessee, age 54, lawyer, served in former sessions: 34th, 35th House. Texas Legislative Manual .