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Rufus Lee Templeton
Full Name: Rufus Lee Templeton
Date of birth: August 28, 1883
Date of death: March 14, 1927
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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124
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Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
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35th
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Democrat
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Wellington / Collingsworth
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Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler
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124
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Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
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34th
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Democrat
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Wellington / Collingsworth
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Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler
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124
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Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
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33rd
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(2)
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Democrat
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Wellington / Collingsworth
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Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler
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(1)
Collingsworth County, p. 2; Collingsworth, p. 6.
House Journal.
(2)
Wellington, Collingsworth County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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40th Legislature, R.S., 3/15/1927, p. 1520.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Portrait and biographical sketch, Volume V, pp. 2297-2298.
A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Relatives: Rufus Lee Templeton - uncle; R.L. Templeton - nephew. Photos and biographical sketches of R.L. Templeton (Representative in the 50th Legislature) and R.L. (Rufus Lee, Representative in 33rd-35th Legislatures) and Cleo Templeton, Collingsworth County History Book Committee, Collingsworth County 1890-1984, p. 307, crediting Collingsworth County Museum. "The parents of R.L. [1920-2000] were Robert H. and Lutie Gresham Templeton." Robert H. Templeton was the brother of Rufus Lee Templeton [1883-1927]. See also, biographical sketch of Robert H. and Lutie Templeton, pp. 306-307.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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R.L. Templeton, born circa 1885 in Lincoln County, Tennessee; death date 3/14/1927 in Wellington, Collinsworth County, Texas; age 42 at death, burial in Wellington, occupation: Judge.
FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
R.L. Templeton, birth date 8/28/1883, death date 3/14/1927, obituary in Wellington Leader 3/17/1927, burial in South Fairview Cemetery, Wellington, Collingsworth County.
Find a Grave.
33rd Legislature (1913) - R.L. Templeton, postoffice Wellington, nativity Tennessee, age 29 (born circa 1884), lawyer, Democrat
Texas Legislative Manual.
Mary Francis Templeton Walker, family papers, 1891-1970, daughter of State Representative Rufus Lee Templeton of Wellington, Texas, and the niece of former State Senator Clint Charles Small of Amarillo.
Texas Tech University Libraries.
R.L. Templeton, birth date 8/28/1883, death date 3/14/1927, interment in South Fairview Cemetery in Wellington. Collingsworth County,
TXGenWeb Project.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4.
Galveston Daily News.
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Photograph.
R.L. Templeton, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
R.L. Templeton, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
R.L. Templeton, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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