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Robert Lee Reader Full Name: Robert Lee Reader Date of birth: April 30, 1886 Date of death: December 6, 1982 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 78-2 Jan 9, 1945 - Dec 31, 1946 49th (1)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (2)   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar H 78-3 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat San Antonio / Bexar   Bexar (1) Reader resigned 12/31/1946. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, 1/2/1929, p. 6. Houston Post-Dispatch. Other Resources Robert Lee Reader, death date 12/6/1982 in San Antonio, Bexar County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998. Robert Reader, birth date 4/30/1886, death date December 1982. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index. Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937. Mentioned in preview of 44th Legislature and discussion of legislative turnover, "Texas House Gets 80 New Members," 10/15/1934, p. 14. San Antonio Express. Photographs Photograph. R.L. Reader, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.L. Reader, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics (Vice Chair)  Appropriations   Local and Uncontested Bills   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Health   46th R.S. - 1939 Common Carriers   Highways and Motor Traffic   Labor   Liquor Traffic   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Health (Vice Chair)  45th R.S. - 1937 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Labor   Liquor Traffic   Public Health   44th R.S. - 1935 Highways and Motor Traffic   Inspect Property at Milford, Texas, as Housing Facility for Dependent and Neglected Children, Special   Liquor Traffic   Public Health (Chair)  Public Printing   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   43rd R.S. - 1933 Common Carriers   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   42nd R.S. - 1931 Common Carriers   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Health (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   41st R.S. - 1929 Banks and Banking   Commerce and Manufactures   Liquor Traffic   Public Health

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