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Robert Hamilton Ward Full Name: Robert Hamilton Ward Date of birth: December 27, 1852 Date of death: July 29, 1933 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 50 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis H 50 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch and portrait, Robert Hamilton Ward, Volume III, pp. 1202-1203. Birth date 12/27/1852 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia. "He came to Texas in 1872 at the age of twenty . . . His two terms as a legislator brought him credit." A History of Texas and Texans, 1916. Biographical sketch. Texas State Government: a Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897. Other Resources Judge Robert Hamilton Ward, birth date 12/27/1852 in Virginia, death date 7/29/1933 in Houston, portrait, interment in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin. Find a Grave. Lists same Robert H. Ward as a member of the 7th [sic], 24th, and 25th Legislatures. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. Photographs Photograph. Robert H. Ward, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert H. Ward, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 25th R.S. - 1897 Federal Relations   Judiciary No. 1 (Chair)  State Affairs   24th R.S. - 1895 Civil Code, Special   Commerce and Manufactures   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Penitentiaries   Public Lands and Land Office

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