Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	25	Jan 9, 1923 - Apr 23, 1923	38th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso	Senate President Pro Tempore (38th)	Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala
S	25	Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 9, 1923	36th ⁽⁷⁾ 37th ⁽⁶⁾	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		Brewster, Coke, Crockett, Edwards, El Paso, Irion, Jeff Davis, Kimble, Kinney, Mason, Maverick, Medina, Menard, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, Tom Green, Uvalde, Val Verde, Zavala
H	118	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919	35th	Democrat	El Paso / El Paso		El Paso

(1) 38th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/9/1923, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(2) Resigned during 38th 2 C.S. because of election as Mayor of El Paso. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
(3) Dudley resigned effective 4/23/1923. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) 38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 38th Legislature, 2nd C.S., Simple Resolution 13, 4/20/1923, p. 34. Shows Dudley "will, on tomorrow, tender his resignation as Senator to the Governor of this State . . ." Senate Journal.
(6) 37th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1921, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 36th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 5th, 1918, oath of office administered, 1/14/1919, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

38th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, "On Members of the Senate," pp. 325-326. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

DUDLEY, RICHARD M. (1862-1925). Birth date 1/1/1862. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Richard Moberly Dudley, birth date 1/1/1861 in Waco, Kentucky; death date 5/1/1925 in El Paso; retired R.R. contractor, mayor of El Paso. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Richard Moberley Dudley (1860-1925), burial in Evergreen Alameda Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County. Includes photograph, biographical sketch. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Dudley, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
37th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Counties and County Boundaries Finance (Chair) Mining, Irrigation and Drainage Public Lands and Land Office State Railroad, Joint Committee to Visit Stock and Stock Raising
37th R.S. - 1921 Criminal Jurisprudence Finance (Chair) Insurance and Banking Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Vice Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Roads, Bridges and Ferries Senatorial Districts Site for State Park State Affairs Stock and Stock Raising
36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs Claims and Accounts (Chair) Counties and County Boundaries Finance Insurance and Banking Land and Land Office Mining, Irrigation and Drainage (Chair) Senatorial Districts (Vice Chair) Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Banks and Banking Common Carriers Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Military Affairs Mines and Mining Stock and Stock Raising

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