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Robert Vance Davidson Full Name: Robert Vance Davidson Date of birth: July 23, 1853 Date of death: July 3, 1925 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 17 Jan 8, 1901 - Aug 6, 1904 28th (1) (2) (3) (4)   27th (5) (6)   28th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston Senate President Pro Tempore (28th)   Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton (1) 28th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/1/1903, Regular Session; and elected 4/2/1903, 1st C.S. Senate Journal. (2) Davidson resigned October, 1904. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. (4) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. (5) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1902 due to redistricting. Act approved Sep. 6, 1901, 27th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950. (6) 27th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches "Galveston Rejoices: The News of Senator Davidson's Nomination for Attorney General Enthusiastically Received," 8/4/1904, p. 12, includes biographical sketch. Galveston Daily News. DAVIDSON, ROBERT VANCE (1853-1925). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, April 1926, pp. 220-222. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association. Biographical sketch, Robert Vance Davidson, pp. 56-59. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901. Other Resources "Davidson Resigned: Tenders Governor Lanham His Resignation as State Senator from this District," 8/7/1904, p. 6. Reprint of resignation letter to Gov. S.W.T. Lanham dated 8/6/1904. Davidson nominated for Attorney General at state Democratic primaries. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. R.V. Davidson, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.V. Davidson, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.V. Davidson, Texas Jurists Collection Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 28th R.S. - 1903 Educational Affairs   Internal Improvements (Chair)  Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Rules   State Affairs   Town and City Corporations   27th R.S. - 1901 Commerce and Manufactures   Counties and County Boundaries   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Military Affairs   Public Buildings and Grounds   Towns and City Corporations (Chair)

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