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J.C. Roberts John Clarke Roberts
Full Name: John Clarke Roberts
Date of birth: September 7, 1840
Date of death: February 19, 1912
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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 105 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Crowell / Foard   Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, King, Motley, Wichita, Wilbarger
 
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Biographical Sketches
  • Judge John Clarke Roberts, birth date 9/7/1840 in Missouri, death date 2/19/1912 in Dalton, Denton County, interment in Crowell Cemetery, Crowell, Foard County. Biographical sketch, photos, newspaper article from Waco Times-Herald in 1905, State Representative for "Foard County and other counties comprising the district" in 28th Legislature. Find a Grave.
    • Military Service Notes
  • Confederate States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, Company H, 1st Battalion, 14th Texas Cavalry Regiment. Judge John Clarke Roberts. Find a Grave.
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  • 28th Legislature (1903) - J.C. Roberts, postoffice Crowell, nativity Missouri, age 62 (born circa 1841), lawyer and farmer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
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  • Photograph. J.C. Roberts,28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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  • 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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    28th R.S. - 1903
    Counties and County Boundaries  
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