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Roy Alvin Baldwin Full Name: Roy Alvin Baldwin Date of birth: January 2, 1885 Date of death: October 2, 1940 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 119 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Slaton / Lubbock   Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum H 122 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Slaton / Lubbock   Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum H 122 May 20, 1920 - Jan 11, 1921 36th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Slaton / Lubbock   Andrews, Borden, Briscoe, Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum (1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. (2) Included in "New Legislators in the Texas House," list of 12 new members elected to fill vacancies since the last session, 5/21/1920, p. 11. Austin American. (3) 36th Legislature, 3rd C.S. - Oath of Office Administered (to Lidiak, Jackson, Garrett, Daniel, Vickers, Biggers, Merriman, Beavens, Neal, Baldwin, Morris, and Pollard), 5/20/1920, pp. 1-2. No committee appointments listed for these members in 3rd-4th C.S. House Journal. (4) In Senate, William Bledsoe, in special election 7/14/1919, sworn 7/17/1919, succeeded William S. Bell, died 6/21/1919. In House, Roy Baldwin, in special election 8/30/1919, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded William H. Bledsoe, resigned 7/17/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Memorial, January-February 1941, p. 47. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Mentioned in Hooded Crusaders: The Ku Klux Klan in the Panhandle and South Plains, 1921-1925, 2008. "Baldwin is Strongly Endorsed for State Representative," 7/31/1919, p. 6. Includes photograph. Lubbock Avalanche. Photographs Photograph. R.A. Baldwin, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.A. Baldwin, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. R.A. Baldwin, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 38th R.S. - 1923 Contracts for Textbooks   Judiciary   Liquor Traffic   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair)  Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings   State Affairs   37th R.S. - 1921 Constitutional Amendments   Judiciary   Neinast Investigating   Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings (Vice Chair)  Representative Districts   State Affairs

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