DeWitt Lamb
Full Name: DeWitt LambDate of birth: May 4, 1890
Date of death: April 1, 1950
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 61 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jul 30, 1923 | 38th (1) (2) | Democrat | Mexia / Limestone | Limestone |
(1) Resigned 7/30/1923. "Mexia Legislator Resigns," 7/30/1923, p. 1; "The Governor has also accepted the resignation of Representative DeWitt Lamb of Mexia. This makes eight vacancies in the legislature . . . ," "Senator Baugh Resigns to Become a Judge," 7/31/1923, p. 10. Austin Statesman.
(2) "Dewitt Lamb, city editor of the Mexia Evening News, won a hot fight and will represent Limestone county in the next Legislature," 8/3/1922, p. 2. Bryan Eagle.
Terms of Service top
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House District 61
Jan 9, 1923 - Jul 30, 1923 Legislatures: 38th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Mexia / Limestone Counties in district: Limestone |
(1) Resigned 7/30/1923. "Mexia Legislator Resigns," 7/30/1923, p. 1; "The Governor has also accepted the resignation of Representative DeWitt Lamb of Mexia. This makes eight vacancies in the legislature . . . ," "Senator Baugh Resigns to Become a Judge," 7/31/1923, p. 10. Austin Statesman.
(2) "Dewitt Lamb, city editor of the Mexia Evening News, won a hot fight and will represent Limestone county in the next Legislature," 8/3/1922, p. 2. Bryan Eagle.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- DeWitt Lamb. House Journal.
Other Resources
- Census of 1920 - DeWitt Lamb, Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, age 29, born circa 1891 in Mississippi, printer/signs, wife Josie Lamb.
Census of 1930 - DeWitt Lamb, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, age 41, born circa 1889 in Mississippi, newspaper editor, wife Josie S. Lamb.
Census of 1940 - DeWitt Lamb, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, age 49, born circa 1891 in Mississippi, wife Josie S. Lamb. FamilySearch. 1920 1940 - Dewitt W. Lamb, birth date 5/4/1890, death date 4/1/1950, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay County, Florida. Find a Grave.
- DeWitt Lamb. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
- Obituary, "Vet Newsman Called by Death," death date 4/1/1950 in Florida, Panama City News-Herald (Panama City, Fla.), 4/2/1950, pp. 1, 9. "Mr. Lamb had been a newspaperman for 47 years and prior to moving to Florida, published and edited his own newspaper at Mexia and DeLeon, Texas." Newspapers.com.
- 38th Legislature (1923) - De Witt Lamb, postoffice Mexia, nativity Mississippi, age 32 (born circa 1891), printing and publishing, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. DeWitt Lamb, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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38th R.S. - 1923
Game and Fisheries Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining Public Printing School Districts |
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