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

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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.

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Senate District 17
Jan 8, 1901 - Aug 6, 1904
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 27th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (28th)
(28th)
(28th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda, Wharton

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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 Information top

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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