Rufus Lee Templeton

Full Name: Rufus Lee Templeton
Date of birth: August 28, 1883
Date of death: March 14, 1927

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	124	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	Wellington / Collingsworth	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler
H	124	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Wellington / Collingsworth	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler
H	124	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Wellington / Collingsworth	Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler

(1) Collingsworth County, p. 2; Collingsworth, p. 6. House Journal.
(2) Wellington, Collingsworth County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 124
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wellington / Collingsworth
Counties in district: Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler

House District 124
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wellington / Collingsworth
Counties in district: Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler

House District 124
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wellington / Collingsworth
Counties in district: Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

40th Legislature, R.S., 3/15/1927, p. 1520. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, Hon. Rufus Lee Templeton, Volume V, pp. 2297-2298. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
Relatives: Rufus Lee Templeton - uncle; R.L. Templeton - nephew. Photos and biographical sketches of R.L. Templeton (Representative in the 50th Legislature) and R.L. (Rufus Lee, Representative in 33rd-35th Legislatures) and Cleo Templeton, Collingsworth County History Book Committee, Collingsworth County 1890-1984, p. 307, crediting Collingsworth County Museum. "The parents of R.L. [1920-2000] were Robert H. and Lutie Gresham Templeton." Robert H. Templeton was the brother of Rufus Lee Templeton [1883-1927]. See also, biographical sketch of Robert H. and Lutie Templeton, pp. 306-307. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

R.L. Templeton, born circa 1885 in Lincoln County, Tennessee; death date 3/14/1927 in Wellington, Collinsworth County, Texas; age 42 at death; Judge; burial in Wellington. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
R.L. Templeton, birth date 8/28/1883, death date 3/14/1927, burial in South Fairview Cemetery, Wellington, Collingsworth County. Includes reprint of obituary from Wellington Leader, 3/17/1927. Find a Grave.
33rd Legislature (1913) - R.L. Templeton, postoffice Wellington, nativity Tennessee, age 29 (born circa 1884), lawyer, Democrat Texas Legislative Manual.
Mary Francis Templeton Walker, family papers, 1891-1970, daughter of State Representative Rufus Lee Templeton of Wellington, Texas, and the niece of former State Senator Clint Charles Small of Amarillo. Texas Tech University Libraries.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. R.L. Templeton, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Templeton, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Templeton, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Constitutional Amendments Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary Reforms in Civil Procedure Stock and Stock Raising
34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers Congressional Districts Judiciary Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
33rd R.S. - 1913 Congressional Districts Federal Relations Judicial Districts Judiciary Senatorial Districts State Asylums

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