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Robert Lee Sullivan Full Name: Robert Lee Sullivan Date of birth: September 27, 1889 Date of death: June 27, 1937 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 55 Jan 12, 1915 - Feb 7, 1916 34th (1)   Democrat Waxahachie / Ellis   Ellis H 55 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Italy / Ellis   Ellis (1) Sullivan resigned 2/7/1916. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Obituary, Robert L. Sullivan, "Death Claims Lawyer, Former Legislator and Waxahachie Official," 6/28/1937. Born 1889 in Alabama, moved to Ellis County, Texas, at three months old with parents. Dallas Morning News. Obituary, "Former Legislator of Ellis County Dead," 6/28/1937, p. 1. Robert L. Sullivan, "member of the Texas legislature from Ellis county during the 33rd and 34th sessions . . . former city attorney at Waxahachie." Wichita Daily Times. Other Resources Census of 1910 - Robert Sullivan, son of W.C. and Josie Sullivan, Ellis County, age 19, born circa 1890 in Alabama. FamilySearch. 1910 Robert L. Sullivan, birth date 9/27/1889 in Alabama, death date 6/27/1937 in Dallas, attorney, spouse Arleene Sullivan, father William Sullivan, mother Josephine Stovall. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Robert Lee Sullivan, birth date 9/27/1889 in Danville, Alabama; home address in "Waxa"; City Attorney and lawyer, City of Waxahachie. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin). 33rd Legislature (1913) - R.L. Sullivan, postoffice Italy, nativity Texas, age 23, lawyer, Democrat. 34th Legislature (1915) - R.L. Sullivan, postoffice Waxahachie, nativity Alabama, age 25, lawyer, member of former legislatures: 33rd, Democrat. Born circa 1890. Texas Legislative Manual. 33rd 34th Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. R.L. Sullivan, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Sullivan, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 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. Committee Informationtop 34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations   Enrolled Bills   Game and Fisheries (Chair)  Insurance   Judiciary   33rd R.S. - 1913 Appropriations   Judicial Districts   Penitentiaries   Senatorial Districts (Chair)  State Affairs   Supreme Judicial Districts

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