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Robert Gould Street Full Name: Robert Gould Street Date of birth: December 12, 1843 Date of death: October 21, 1924 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 19 Jun 10, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 16th (1) (2)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Brazoria, Galveston, Matagorda (1) Robert G. Street, sworn 6/10/1879, succeeded Andrew P. McCormick, resigned 4/12/1879. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) 16th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Oath of office, 6/10/1879, p. 3; appointed to committees, p. 4. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 39th Legislature, R.S., In Memoriam: James B. Stubbs and Robert Gould Street, 2/25/1925, pp. 635-637. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Obituary, Robert Gould Street. "R.G. Street, District Judge Since 1903, Dies After Short Illness," 10/22/1924, pp. 1, 3; "Church is Crowded for Street Funeral," 10/24/1924, p. 7; "Honor Memory of Honor Court Head," including resolution adopted by executive committee of the local council - Boy Scouts court of honor, 11/8/1924, p. 12. Galveston Daily News. STREET, ROBERT GOULD (1843-1924). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, Hon. Robert G. Street, p. 1773. "In politics, an active Democrat." A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, Sergeant Major. Company I, 20th Alabama Infantry; and Company H, 51st Alabama Cavalry. A History of Texas and Texans, 1914. Other Resources Evolution of the Law by Judicial Decision: a Paper Read Before the Arkansas and Texas Bar Associations, 7/10/1906, by Robert G. Street, Galveston, Texas. Google Books. The Law of Civil Liability for Personal Injuries by Negligence in Texas, by Judge Robert G. Street, District Judge, Galveston, Texas. Chicago: T.H. Flood and Company, 1911. Google Books. Photographs Photograph. Robert G. Street, Texas Jurists Collection Committee Informationtop 16th R.S. - 1879 Educational Affairs   Finance   Judiciary No. 1   Revision of Rules   State Affairs

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