G.R. 'Bob' Close

Full Name: George Robert "Bob" Close
Date of birth: January 28, 1930
Date of death: October 19, 1998

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	64	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Republican	Perryton / Ochiltree	Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman
H	64	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Republican	Perryton / Ochiltree	Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman
H	64	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Republican	Perryton / Ochiltree	Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

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House District 64
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district: Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

House District 64
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district: Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

House District 64
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Perryton / Ochiltree
Counties in district: Dallam, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Lipscomb, Moore, Ochiltree, Roberts, Sherman

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

76th Legislature, R.S., HR 622. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, September 1999, p. 851. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force. Memorial, September 1999, p. 851. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary, George Robert "Bob" Close, 10/22/1998, p. B4. Austin American-Statesman.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Photographs

Photograph. G.R. (Bob) Close, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.R. (Bob) Close, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.R. (Bob) Close, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Local and Consent Calendars Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters
65th R.S. - 1977 Child Pornography: Its Related Causes and Control, Select Constitutional Amendments Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Constitutional Revision Natural Resources

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