Richard Malcom Smith

Full Name: Richard Malcom Smith
Date of birth: December 29, 1852
Date of death: August 19, 1935

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 34 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Quitman / Wood   Wood
H 55 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Bryan / Brazos   Brazos, Madison

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • Richard M. Smith (1852-1935), burial in Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Wood County. Includes text from Texas historical marker, Richard Malcolm Smith. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

  • Mentioned in "A Journalistic Survivor - The History of The Eagle," 3/4/2005. Bryan Eagle.
  • Richard Malcolm Smith, birth date 12/29/1852 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, death date 8/19/1935 in Quitman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Obituary, "R.M. Smith, 82, Lawyer, Political Leader, is Dead," Dallas News, 8/20/1935. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • 42nd Legislature (1931) - R.M. Smith, postoffice Quitman, Wood County, nativity Kentucky, age 78, lawyer, Democrat, member former legislatures: 24th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

  • Photograph. P.M. Smith, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.M. Smith, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

42nd R.S. - 1931
Counties  
Education  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Public Printing  
24th R.S. - 1895
Education  
Engrossed Bills (Chair) 
Internal Improvements  
Public Buildings and Grounds  
Public Printing  

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