Robert Elijah Bertram

Full Name: Robert Elijah Bertram
Date of birth: September 15, 1851
Date of death: April 9, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	34	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	34	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	6	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Sulphur Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	18	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Reilly Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins
H	18	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Reilly Springs / Hopkins	Hopkins

(1) Sulphur Springs. Texas Legislative Manual.
(2) Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County. House Journal.
(3) Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Hopkins County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(5) Reily Springs. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 34
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 34
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 6
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sulphur Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 18
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Reilly Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

House District 18
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Reilly Springs / Hopkins
Counties in district: Hopkins

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, birth date 9/15/1851. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Robert E. Bertram, Hopkins County, age 28, born circa 1852 in Tennessee, farmer.
Census of 1900 - Robt. E. Bertram, Hopkins County, age 48, born September 1851 in Tennessee, farmer.
Census of 1910 - Robert C. Bertram, Hopkins County, age 58, born circa 1852 in Tennessee, farmer.
Census of 1920 - Robert E. Bertram, Sulphur Springs City, Hopkins County, age 78, born circa 1852 in Tennessee, Local Representative, Hopkins County. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910 1920
R.E. Bertram, birthplace Tennessee; death date 4/9/1933 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas; retired; burial in "Rocky Springs" cemetery. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Robert Elijah Bertram (1851-1933), photo, burial in Reilly Springs Cemetery, Reilly Springs, Hopkins County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. R.E. Bertram, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.E. Bertram, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.E. Bertram, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.E. Bertram, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.E. Bertram, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Commerce and Manufactures Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Stock and Stock Raising
35th R.S. - 1917 Claims and Accounts Congressional Districts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) State Asylums
29th R.S. - 1905 Claims and Accounts Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Asylums
25th R.S. - 1897 Claims and Accounts (Chair) Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Public Debt Public Health and Vital Statistics
24th R.S. - 1895 Agricultural Affairs Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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