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Ray Roberts Full Name: Herbert Ray Roberts Date of birth: March 28, 1913 Date of death: April 13, 1992 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 9 Jan 13, 1959 - Feb 6, 1962 57th (1) (2)   56th   57th (1) (2)   Democrat McKinney / Collin Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)   Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall S 9 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 54th   55th   Democrat McKinney / Collin   Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall (1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1961. Senate Journal. (2) Ray Roberts, elected Congressman, 4th District, 1/30/1962, vacated Senate seat 2/6/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 69, election to Congress. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 72nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 11. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches ROBERTS, Herbert Ray (1913-1992). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. Photos and biographical sketch, p. 40. Legendary Locals of Denton, Dr. Georgia Caraway, Arcadia Publishing, 2014. Google Books. Military Service Notes United States Navy, 1942-1945, Korean conflict; United States Naval Reserve. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Photographs Photograph. Ray Roberts, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Roberts, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ray Roberts, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. Ray Roberts, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ronald E. Roberts, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 55th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 56th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 57th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 57th R.S. - 1961 Banking   Finance (Chair)  Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Public Health   Screwworm Eradication   State Departments and Institutions   56th R.S. - 1959 Banking   Claims   Cost of Government (Chair)  Education   Finance   Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair)  Military and Veterans Affairs   Public Health   State Affairs   State Departments and Institutions   Texas Educational Standards Commission   Water and Conservation (Vice Chair)  55th R.S. - 1957 Claims   Conservation of Paintings   Education   Finance   Insurance   Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts   Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair)  Privileges and Elections   Public Health   State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair)  Water and Conservation (Vice Chair)  54th R.S. - 1955 Aeronautics   Congressional Districts   Finance   Military and Veterans Affairs   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair)  Representative Districts (Chair)  State Penitentiaries   Water Resources

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