Robert Alfred Powell

Full Name: Robert Alfred Powell
Date of birth: August 26, 1878
Date of death: April 28, 1949

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	27	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Conroe / Montgomery	Grimes, Montgomery
H	27	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Montgomery / Montgomery	Grimes, Montgomery
H	27	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Montgomery / Montgomery	Grimes, Montgomery

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House District 27
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Conroe / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

House District 27
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Montgomery / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

House District 27
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Montgomery / Montgomery
Counties in district: Grimes, Montgomery

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., SR 214. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
Robert A. Powell, birth date 8/26/1878 in Montgomery County; death date 4/28/1949 in Conroe, Montgomery County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Robert Alfred Powell, birth date 8/26/1878; permanent home address in Montgomery, Montgomery County; attorney-at law; mother Mrs. Harriette Powell. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
R.A. Powell (1878-1949), burial in Montgomery New Cemetery, Montgomery, Montgomery County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Robert A. Powell, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert A. Powell, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Judiciary Redistricting the State for District Court Purposes, Special
40th R.S. - 1927 Appropriations Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Education Game and Fisheries Judiciary Live Stock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries
39th R.S. - 1925 Education (Vice Chair) Highways and Motor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation State Departments, Investigate

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