Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	7	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907	29th ⁽¹⁾ 28th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 29th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Mineola / Wood	Dean of the Senate. (29th) Dean of the Senate. (28th)	Camp, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903	26th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ 27th ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Mineola / Wood	Senate President Pro Tempore (26th)	Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood
S	7	Jan 21, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899	24th ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ 25th ⁽⁷⁾	Democrat	Mineola / Wood		Gregg, Rains, Smith, Upshur, Van Zandt, Wood

(1) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 26th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/11/1899, Regular Session. Senate Journal.
(6) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(7) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) Stafford sworn 1/21/1895. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(9) 24th Legislature - Oath of office administered to Senator Stafford, 1/21/1895, p. 53. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "R.N. Stafford Dead: End Came to Widely Known Texan at Mineola: Was Former State Senator, Prominent Lawyer and High in Democratic Councils," "Sorrow Expressed at Dallas," The Houston Post, 6/19/1911, p. 1. Birth date 11/6/1856, graduated from Emory College in 1876. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Robt. N. Stafford, pp. 56-57. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
Biographical sketch, Robert N. Stafford, p. 78. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.
Biographical sketch and portrait, Robert N. Stafford, pp. 386-387. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.

Other Resources

Robert Newdygate Stafford, 1876, Lawyer, Stafford & Geddie, Mineola, Tex. Occupation and Address Register of the Graduates of Emory College, Oxford, Georgia, 1910, pp. 77-78. U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935; Alvis Coleman Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Robt. N. Stafford, birth date November 1855 [possibly 1856] in Upson County, Georgia; death date 6/18/1911 in Mineola, Wood County, Texas; lawyer and banker. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
R.N. Stafford, birth date 11/6/1856, death date 6/18/1911, burial in Cedars Memorial Gardens, Mineola, Wood County. Includes photo and text of historical marker. Find a Grave.
Robert N. Stafford Historical Marker in Mineola, Wood County. Includes biographical information, birth date 11/6/1856, death date 6/18/1911 (grave marker). Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).

Photographs

Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.N. Stafford, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 City and Town Corporations Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Rules State Asylums State Penitentiaries
28th R.S. - 1903 Educational Affairs (Chair) Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Rules (Chair) State Asylums State Penitentiaries Town and City Corporations
27th R.S. - 1901 Constitutional Amendments Federal Relations Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Privileges and Elections State Asylums State Investigating
26th R.S. - 1899 Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs Towns and City Corporations
25th R.S. - 1897 Internal Improvements Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Private Land Claims Privileges and Election Public Lands Redistricting State Judiciary, Special State Affairs Treasury and Comptroller's Office
24th R.S. - 1895 Federal Relations General Land Office Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Penitentiaries Private Land Claims (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Lands Redistricting the State into Judicial Districts, Special Rules Towns and City Corporations

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