Robert Sledge Griggs

Full Name: Robert Sledge Griggs
Date of birth: November 29, 1875
Date of death: September 19, 1966

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	111	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Ballinger / Runnels		Coke, Runnels
H	111	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Ballinger / Runnels		Coke, Runnels

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House District 111
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ballinger / Runnels
Counties in district: Coke, Runnels

House District 111
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Ballinger / Runnels
Counties in district: Coke, Runnels

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Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 1966, p. 985. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Robert Sledge Griggs, birth date 11/29/1875 in Texas; death date 9/19/1966 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Robert Sledge Griggs (1875-1966), burial in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, "Funeral Set Tomorrow for Robert Griggs, 90," Tuesday evening edition, 9/20/1966, p. 7-A. "He represented the district that included Runnels County in the 33rd and 34th Texas Legislatures." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. R.S. Griggs, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.S. Griggs, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Congressional Districts (Chair) Juvenile Reforms Reforms in Civil Procedure Revenue and Taxation
33rd R.S. - 1913 Banks and Banking Irrigation Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil Procedure Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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