Robert Lee Williford

Full Name: Robert Lee Williford
Date of birth: October 22, 1863
Date of death: March 6, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	12	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone	Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson
H	58	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone	Freestone, Navarro
H	58	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Fairfield / Freestone	Freestone, Navarro

(1) 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.

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Senate District 12
Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Brazos, Freestone, Limestone, Robertson

House District 58
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone, Navarro

House District 58
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fairfield / Freestone
Counties in district: Freestone, Navarro

(1) 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.

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., 3/9/1933, p. 796. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., Senate Simple Resolution 65, 3/16/1933, p. 795. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Census of 1900 - Rod [Robt.] L. Williford, Fairfield town precinct no. 1, Freestone County, age 37, born October 1863 in Tennessee, wife Eunice. FamilySearch.
Robert Lee Williford, birth date 10/22/1862 in Davidson County, Tennessee; death date 3/6/1933 in Fairfield, Freestone County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
R.L. Williford, birth date 10/22/1863, death date 3/6/1933, burial in Fairfield Cemetery, Fairfield, Freestone County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Judge R.L. Williford Dies at Home Here After Short Illness," The Fairfield Recorder, 3/9/1933, p. 1, crediting Fairfield Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
36th Legislature (1919) - R.L. Williford, Fairfield, Freestone County, nativity Tennessee, age 54, lawyer, served in former sessions: 34th, 35th House. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. R.L. Williford, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Williford, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Williford, 34th 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.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs Civil Jurisprudence Claims and Accounts Educational Affairs Finance Judicial Districts Ranger Force, Investigate Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs (Chair) State Institutions and Departments (Vice Chair) State Orphan Home, Investigate
35th R.S. - 1917 Criminal Jurisprudence Engrossed Bills Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure (Vice Chair)
34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Irrigation Public Printing Reforms in Civil Procedure

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