Thomas Rayford Bolin

Full Name: Thomas Rayford Bolin
Date of birth: January 16, 1881
Date of death: March 16, 1950

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	32	Jan 14, 1919 - Dec 4, 1919	36th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Omaha / Morris	Morris, Titus
H	32	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Omaha / Morris	Morris, Titus
H	3	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Omaha / Morris	Morris, Red River, Titus

(1) J.H. Vickers, in special election 1/17/1920, sworn 5/20/1920, succeeded T.R. Bolin, resigned 12/4/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 32
Jan 14, 1919 - Dec 4, 1919
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Omaha / Morris
Counties in district: Morris, Titus

House District 32
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Omaha / Morris
Counties in district: Morris, Titus

House District 3
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Omaha / Morris
Counties in district: Morris, Red River, Titus

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Other Resources

Death notice, "Former Legislator T.R. Bolin Dies," 3/18/1950, p. 17. Thomas Rayford Bolin, "a leader in the fight in Texas for women's suffrage, prohibition legislation, and highway building while representative from Titus County . . . native of Omaha." Abilene Reporter-News.
Thomas Rayford Bolin, birth date 1/16/1881 in Morris County; death date 3/16/1950 in Houston, Harris County; retired; removal to Omaha, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Thomas Rayford Bolin, birth date 1/16/1881, death date 3/16/1950, burial in Loving Cemetery, Morris County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Thomas Bolin, 69, Sponsor of Texas Dry Legislation, Dies," 3/17/1950, p. 8. "Mr. Bolin, a member of the legislative body from 1911 to 1919, was a native of Morris County and had been a resident of Houston for 23 years. Shortly before he resigned from the Thirty-Sixth Legislature he served on the seven-man committee which introduced the bill granting women the right to vote. He had been a member of the commission which helped to establish prohibition in 1918." Houston Chronicle.
36th Legislature (1919) - T.R. Bolin, postoffice Omaha, nativity Texas, age 38 (born circa 1881), 38 years in Texas, farmer, member of former legislatures: 32nd-34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. T. R. Bolin, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T.R. Bolin, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. T. R. Bolin, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Goodnight Ranch Visit Labor Liquor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings
34th R.S. - 1915 Constitutional Amendments Liquor Traffic Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) Public Lands and Land Office Supreme Judicial Districts
32nd R.S. - 1911 Forestry Private Corporations Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office

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