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Robert Douglass Gage
Full Name: Robert Douglass Gage, Sr.
Date of birth: October 16, 1860
Date of death: December 12, 1953
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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28
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Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
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24th
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Democrat
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Barstow / Ward
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Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Rains, Reeves, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Van Zandt, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum
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(1)
24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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Obituary, R.D. Gage, 12/15/1953, p. 12. "Gage came to Texas in 1883, beginning law practice at Pecos. He was Reeves County judge and in the Texas Legislature as a representative [sic] and state senator."
Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Obituary, Judge Robert Douglass Gage, "R.D. Gage Dies at Port Gibson (Mississippi): Funeral Today for Prominent Citizen," Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), 12/13/1953, p. 1. "He was the oldest living graduate of the University of Mississippi . . . He was born in Port Gibson Oct. 16, 1860. After receiving his law degree from the University of Mississippi he went to West Texas in 1883 in to practice law, he became a county judge and also served in the Texas senate." Survivors include son R.D. Gage, Jr.
Newspapers.com.
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Robert Douglass Gage, birth date 10/16/1860, death date 12/12/1953, interment in Wintergreen Cemetery, Port Gibson, Claiborne County, Mississippi.
Find a Grave.
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Photograph.
R.D. Gage, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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