Robert Newdygate Stafford
Full Name: Robert Newdygate StaffordDate of birth: November 6, 1856
Date of death: June 18, 1911
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 7 | Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907 | 29th (1) 28th (2) (3) | Democrat | Mineola / Wood |
Dean of the Senate. (29th)
Dean of the Senate. (28th) |
Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood |
| S | 7 | Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903 | 27th (4) 26th (5) (6) | Democrat | Mineola / Wood | Senate President Pro Tempore (26th) | Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood |
| S | 7 | Jan 21, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899 | 25th (7) 24th (8) (9) | Democrat | Mineola / Wood | Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 26th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1899, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) Stafford sworn 1/21/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(9) 24th Legislature - Oath of office administered to Senator Stafford, 1/21/1895, p. 53. Senate Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 29th (1) 28th (2) (3)
- Leadership role:
-
Dean of the Senate. (29th)
Dean of the Senate. (28th)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Mineola / Wood
- Counties in district:
- Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
Terms of service notes
(1) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(2) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal. ↩
(3) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(4) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(5) 26th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1899, Regular Session. Senate Journal. ↩
(6) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal. ↩
(7) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal. ↩
(8) Stafford sworn 1/21/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(9) 24th Legislature - Oath of office administered to Senator Stafford, 1/21/1895, p. 53. Senate Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.
- Biographical sketch, Robt. N. Stafford, pp. 56-57. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
- Biographical sketch, Robert N. Stafford, p. 78. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
- Biographical sketch and portrait, Robert N. Stafford, pp. 386-387. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.
- Robert Newdygate Stafford, 1876, Lawyer, Stafford & Geddie, Mineola, Tex. Occupation and Address Register of the Graduates of Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, 1910, pp. 77-78. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935; Alvis Coleman Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
- Robt. N. Stafford, birth date November 1855 [possibly 1856] in Upson County, Georgia; death date 6/18/1911 in Mineola, Wood County, Texas; lawyer and banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- R.N. Stafford, birth date 11/6/1856, death date 6/18/1911, burial in Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Wood County. Includes historical marker photo. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "R.N. Stafford Dead: End Came to Widely Known Texan at Mineola: Was Former State Senator, Prominent Lawyer and High in Democratic Councils," "Sorrow Expressed at Dallas," The Houston Post, 6/19/1911, p. 1. Birth date 11/6/1856, graduated from Emory College in 1876. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Historical marker, Robert N. Stafford, Mineola, Wood County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
- 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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