Richard French Spencer

Full Name: Richard French "French" Spencer
Date of birth: June 29, 1884
Date of death: February 17, 1935

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	50	Jan 9, 1917 - Apr 4, 1918	35th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Decatur / Wise		Wise
H	50	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Decatur / Wise		Wise

(1) R. French Spencer resigned 4/4/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 50
Jan 9, 1917 - Apr 4, 1918
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

House District 50
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Decatur / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

(1) R. French Spencer resigned 4/4/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

44th Legislature, R.S., 2/19/1935, p. 406. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biography of Spencer family, pp. 55-56. The Terrells: Eighty-Five Years Texas from Indians to Atomic Bomb, 1948.

Other Resources

Richard French Spencer, birth date 6/29/1884 in Burkesville, Kentucky; death date 2/17/1935 in Bexar County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. R.F. Spenser, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.F. Spencer, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. French R. Spencer, Texas Jurists Collection

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 Banks and Banking Central Investigating Committee Congressional Districts Labor Liquor Traffic Prepare Articles of Impeachment Against Governor James E. Ferguson Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure (Chair) Select an Attorney to Represent the House during the Investigation of Impeachment Charges Against Governor James E. Ferguson.
34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers Judiciary Mines and Mining Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Prison Farms Reforms in Criminal Procedure (Chair) Senatorial Districts

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