Dr. R.G. Piner, Jr.

Robert Graham Piner

Full Name: Robert Graham Piner, Jr.
Date of birth: February 10, 1896
Date of death: August 26, 1944

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 42 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Greenville / Hunt   Hunt, Rains

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House District 42
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Greenville / Hunt
Counties in district: Hunt, Rains

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Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Robert Graham Piner, Jr., birth date 2/10/1897 (1897 written over 1896) in Grayson County, death date 8/26/1944 in Greenville, Hunt County, occupation: doctor chiropractor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Obituary, Dr. Robert G. Piner, Jr., "Son of Former Honey Groveite Dies at Greenville," Honey Grove Signal-Citizen, 9/1/1944, p. 3, crediting Honey Grove Preservation League. Born 2/10/1897 in Sherman, "prominent former Greenville chiropractor and member of the Texas Legislature." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • "Dr. R.G. Piner of Greenville was the first Texas chiropractor to be elected to the State Legislature." History: 1930 to 1940, by Chris Dalrymple, DC, 1/13/2016. Texas Chiropractic Association.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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46th R.S. - 1939
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Insurance  
Penitentiaries  
Prison System, Special  
Public Health  
Workmen's Compensation  

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