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Richard Moberley Dudley Full Name: Richard Moberley Dudley Date of birth: January 1, 1861 Date of death: May 1, 1925 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 S 25 Jan 9, 1923 - Apr 23, 1923 38th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)   Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala S 25 Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 9, 1923 36th (7)   37th (6)   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala H 118 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat El Paso / El Paso   El Paso (1) 38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1923, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (2) Resigned during 38th 2 C.S. because of election as Mayor of El Paso. Card File. (3) Dudley resigned effective 4/23/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal. (5) 38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 13, 4/20/1923, p. 34. Shows Dudley "will, on tomorrow, tender his resignation as Senator to the Governor of this State . . ." Senate Journal. (6) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (7) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches DUDLEY, RICHARD M. (1862-1925). Birth date 1/1/1862. Handbook of Texas Online. Other Resources Richard Moberly Dudley, birth date 1/1/1861 in Waco, Kentucky; death date 5/1/1925 in El Paso; retired R.R. contractor, mayor of El Paso. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Richard Moberley Dudley, birth date 1/1/1861, death date 5/1/1925, burial in Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County. Grave marker 1860 - 1925. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 38th R.S. - 1923 Counties and County Boundaries   Finance (Chair)  Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Public Lands and Land Office   State Railroad, Joint Committee to Visit   Stock and Stock Raising   37th R.S. - 1921 Criminal Jurisprudence   Finance (Chair)  Insurance and Banking   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Senatorial Districts   Site for State Park   State Affairs   Stock and Stock Raising   36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs   Claims and Accounts (Chair)  Counties and County Boundaries   Finance   Insurance and Banking   Land and Land Office   Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair)  Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair)  Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)  35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations   Banks and Banking   Common Carriers   Federal Relations (Vice Chair)  Military Affairs   Mines and Mining   Stock and Stock Raising

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