Robert David Thompson

Full Name: Robert David Thompson
Date of birth: June 28, 1851
Date of death: January 29, 1922

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921	36th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Hunt
H	39	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Hunt
H	33	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Hunt
H	33	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Greenville / Hunt	Hunt

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, R.S., 1/25/1923, p. 353. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Robert David Thompson (1851-1922), burial in East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County. Find a Grave.
Brief vignettes on members of the 30th Legislature, "Kodaks by the Chaplain," The Houston Post, 5/12/1907, p. 6, col. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Obituary, "Judge R.D. Thompson is Dead," The Meridian Tribune, 2/3/1922, p. 2, crediting the Meridian Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
29th Legislature (1905) - R.D. Thompson, postoffice Greenville, nativity Alabama, age 53 (born circa 1852), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. R.D. Thompson, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.D. Thompson, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.D. Thompson, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.D. Thompson, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Federal Relations Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
35th R.S. - 1917 Liquor Traffic Prepare Articles of Impeachment Against Governor James E. Ferguson Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure State Affairs State Asylums
30th R.S. - 1907 Criminal Jurisprudence Liquor Traffic Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure State Affairs State Asylums
29th R.S. - 1905 Criminal Jurisprudence Revenue and Taxation State Affairs State Asylums

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