Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	51-7	Jan 8, 1963 - Aug 31, 1963	58th (1) (2) (3)	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	51-7	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	51-7	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	51-7	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

(1) "Installation Set for Two Judges," 8/29/1963, p. 3. Rep. Robert H. Hughes to be installed 9/4/1963 as judge of newly created Dallas County court, Domestic Relations Court No. 2, created by the 1963 Texas Legislature. Dallas Morning News.
(2) O. Hughes Brown, in special election 11/9/1963, sworn 11/16/1963, succeeded Robert H. Hughes, resigned 8/31/1963. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 40. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Hughes, Robert Higgins. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

• United States Army Air Corps, World War II. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

• Notice of death, 1/22/2017. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

• Photograph. Robert H. Hughes, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert H. Hughes, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert H. (Bob) Hughes, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Robert H. Hughes, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Robt. H. Hughes, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair)  Game and Fisheries   Insurance   Judiciary (Vice Chair)  Labor

57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics   Common Carriers   Criminal Jurisprudence   Military and Veterans Affairs   Oil, Gas and Mining

56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers   Criminal Jurisprudence   Liquor Regulation   Municipal and Private Corporations   Public Lands and Buildings

55th R.S. - 1957 Aeronautics   Appropriations   Claims and Accounts   Common Carriers   Judiciary