R.F. Cates

Richard Franklin Cates

Full Name: Richard Franklin "Frank" Cates
Date of birth: October 4, 1869
Date of death: December 14, 1954

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 92 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Bartlett / Williamson   Burnet, Williamson
H 92 Feb 9, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th (1)   Democrat Bartlett / Williamson   Burnet, Williamson

(1) R.F. Cates, sworn 2/9/1915, succeeded Sampson Connell, died 1/10/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 92
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919
Legislatures: 35th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bartlett / Williamson
Counties in district: Burnet, Williamson
House District 92
Feb 9, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bartlett / Williamson
Counties in district: Burnet, Williamson

(1) R.F. Cates, sworn 2/9/1915, succeeded Sampson Connell, died 1/10/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • R. Frank Cates, birth date 10/4/1869, death date 12/15/1954, burial in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Liberty Hill, Williamson County, with spouse Ida White Cates. Find a Grave.
  • R.F. Cates, editor and publisher, born in Texas, age 48 (in 1917), died 12/14/1954. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
  • Obituary, "Death Claims Frank Cates Early Tuesday," The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Texas), 12/17/1954, p. 1, crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett. Editor of The Bartlett Tribune for 30 years; "served four years in the House of Representatives and was the author of the Publications Act which made journalistic history at that time." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • 34th Legislature (1915) - R.F. Cates, postoffice Bartlett, age 46, editor, 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. R.F. Cates, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. R.F. Cates, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917
Congressional Districts  
Private Corporations  
Public Debt  
Public Printing (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
34th R.S. - 1915
Education  
Public Printing  
Revenue and Taxation  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  

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