Robert Graham Piner
Full Name: Robert Graham Piner, Jr.Date of birth: February 10, 1896
Date of death: August 26, 1944
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| 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 |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- Corporal, Company C, 144th Infantry. Robert Graham Piner, Jr., San Antonio, birth date 2/10/1896, enlistment date 5/1/1915, discharge date 5/27/1919, death date 8/26/1944. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Robert Graham Piner, birth date 2/10/1897 in Sherman, Texas; home address in Houston; employer Goodyear Tire Co.; wife Thelma Marion Piner; draft registration 6/5/1918. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Robert Graham Piner, Jr., birth date 2/10/1896 in Sherman, Grayson County; residence in Greenville, Hunt County; draft registration 4/25/1942 in Greenville, Hunt County. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
- 4th Texas Infantry N.G., Corporal. Military grave marker, Corp. Robert G. Piner, Jr., birth date 2/10/1896, death date 8/26/1944, burial in Forest Park Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County. Find a Grave.
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
- Photograph. Dr. R.G. Piner, Jr., 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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46th R.S. - 1939
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