Robert McAlpine Wagstaff
Full Name: Robert McAlpine WagstaffDate of birth: September 2, 1892
Date of death: April 9, 1973
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 116 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Abilene / Taylor | Taylor | |
| H | 116 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Abilene / Taylor | Taylor |
(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
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House District 116
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Abilene / Taylor Counties in district: Taylor |
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House District 116
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 Legislatures: 42nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Abilene / Taylor Counties in district: Taylor |
(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 63rd Legislature, R.S., HCR 143. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- WAGSTAFF, ROBERT MCALPINE (1892-1973). Relatives: father - John Miles Wagstaff, son - Robert McAlpine Wagstaff. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Memorial, September 1973, p. 857. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- Texas Brigade; United States Army, Major, World War I. "In Austin he joined the Texas Brigade, and in 1916, a month before he was to graduate from law school, he was called to active duty on the border during raids of Francisco (Pancho) Villa. Wagstaff received his law degree in absentia and was admitted to the bar in 1916. After the United States declared war on Germany, he was sent back to Abilene to organize Company I, Seventh Texas Infantry, the region's first National Guard unit. The company trained locally and at Camp Bowie in Fort Worth. With the merger of Texas and Oklahoma units, it became the headquarters company, 142d Infantry, Thirty-sixth Division (see THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION). After service in Europe, Wagstaff retired as a major and returned to Abilene to join the Wagstaff law firm." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Data on U.S. Army Divisions during World War I, 36th Division (Texas and Oklahoma National Guard). RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
Photographs
- Photograph. R.M. Wagstaff, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.M. Wagstaff, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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