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Morris Roberts
Full Name: Morris Roberts
Date of birth: May 21, 1906
Date of death: January 13, 1991
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
S
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18
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Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941
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46th
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45th
(2)
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Democrat
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Pettus / Bee
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Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Live Oak, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria, Wilson
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H
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70
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Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
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44th
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Democrat
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Pettus / Bee
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Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
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H
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70
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Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
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43rd
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Democrat
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Pettus / Bee
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Aransas, Bee, Refugio, San Patricio
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(1)
46th Legislature - 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of Senators. . .who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature."
Senate Journal.
(2)
45th Legislature - 1/12/1937, p. 2, listed in "Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Selected Newspaper articles
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
72nd Legislature, R.S., HCR 24.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Other Resources |
Census of 1940 - Morris Roberts, Bee County, age 33, born circa 1907 in Texas, oil refiner owner/refinery, spouse Camille G., daughter Catherine.
FamilySearch.
Morris Roberts, birth date 5/21/1906, death date 1/13/1991, interment in Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County.
Find a Grave.
Referred to as oil man "Senator Robert Morris, Pettus" in Chapter 1, "The Big Job," p. 7.
The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
Obituary and photo, "Advocate's Morris Roberts Dies: Newspaper Owner, Community Leader for 50 Years," 1/15/1991, pp. 1A and 12A, editorial p. 4A, via Google News.
Victoria Advocate. p. 12A
p. 1A
p. 4A
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Morris Roberts, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Morris Roberts, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Morris Roberts, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Morris Roberts, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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