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Robert Bruce Alexander Robert Bruce Alexander
Full Name: Robert Bruce Alexander
Date of birth: July 29, 1895
Date of death: August 25, 1940
Terms of Service top
Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 127 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Smithville / Bastrop   Bastrop
H 127 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Smithville / Bastrop   Bastrop
(1) District 125 comprised of Brown and Coleman counties shall elect one representative; District 127 comprised of Bastrop county shall elect one representative, p. 264, Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 127. House Journal.
(3) District 127. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) District 125. Texas Legislative Manual.
 
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Biographical Sketches
  • Memorial, October 1940, p. 468. Texas Bar Journal.
    • Photographs
  • Photograph. Robert Bruce Alexander,39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Robert Bruce Alexander,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.
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    40th R.S. - 1927
    Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) 
    Common Carriers  
    Game and Fisheries  
    Judiciary  
    39th R.S. - 1925
    Commerce and Manufacturing  
    Common Carriers  
    Labor  
    Public Health  
     

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