Richard Franklin Cates

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

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	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.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

R. Frank Cates, birth date 10/4/1869, death date 12/15/1954, burial in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Liberty Hill, Williamson County. 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.
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

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

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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