John Robert Monroe

Full Name: John Robert Monroe
Date of birth: November 15, 1851
Date of death: April 28, 1920

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	85	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata
H	85	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	Rio Grande City / Starr		Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

(1) RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS. "The town received a post office in 1849; in 1895 the name of the post office changed from Rio Grande City to Riogrande, the name under which it now operates." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Rio Grande. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 85
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

House District 85
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Rio Grande City / Starr
Counties in district: Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Zapata

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Judge John Robert Monroe, Volume V, pp. 2325-2326. Born 1851 in Calhoun County, Alabama. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914.
Obituary, "Death of Prominent Gio [Rio] Grande City Citizen: Judge J.R. Monroe, Active in Promoting Valley Enterprises, Succumbed to Heart Failure," Mercedes Tribune, 4/30/1920, p. 4, crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library. Death date Wednesday, 4/28/1920. "He was county judge of Starr county for many years and also represented the district in the legislature two terms." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

John R. Monroe, birth date 11/15/1851, death date 4/23/1920 on grave marker, interment in Rio Grande City Downtown Historic Cemetery, Starr County. BillionGraves.
John Robert Monroe, birth date 11/15/1851 in Alabama; death date 4/28/1920 in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Hardy, Daniel. [J.R. Monroe House, (Northwest oblique)], Photograph of the J.R. Monroe House (located at 201 Britton) in Rio Grande City, Texas, January 1, 1980, crediting Texas Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Texas Historical Commission. [Judge J.R. Monroe House, (South elevation)], Photograph of the Judge J.R. Monroe House (located at 102 Corpus Street) in Rio Grande City, Texas, May 18, 1971, crediting Texas Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
26th Legislature (1899) - J.R. Monroe, postoffice Rio Grande, nativity Alabama, age 47 (born circa 1852), lawyer, 40 years in Texas, member of previous legislature: 24th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. J.R. Monroe, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Monroe, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 Irrigation Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs
24th R.S. - 1895 Education Irrigation Mining and Minerals (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special

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