Robert Watson Thompson
Full Name: Robert Watson ThompsonDate of birth: December 12, 1842
Date of death: May 11, 1918
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 68 | Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 | 21st (1) (2) | Democrat | Nelsonville / Austin | Austin |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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House District 68
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Nelsonville / Austin Counties in district: Austin |
(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Robert W. Thompson, M.D., pp. 608-609. Born 12/12/1842 in Dallas County, Alabama; elected in 1868 to represent Austin County in the Legislature. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
- Portrait and biographical sketch, Robert Watson Thompson (Dr. Robert W. Thompson), pp. 294, 297. Born 12/12/1842 in Dallas County, Alabama, doctor, married Virginia A. Minton in 1872. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
- Obituary, "Dr. R.W. Thompson Died Saturday," The Houston Post, 5/12/1918, p. 13. "He served two years as commissioner of Austin county, and was a member of the 21st Texas legislature . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company A, 20th Texas Infantry, and served in Trans-Mississippi Department. Memorial and Genealogical Record of Southwest Texas: Containing Biographical Histories and Genealogical Records of Many Leading Men and Prominent Families, 1894.
Other Resources
- Robert Watson Thompson, birth date 12/12/1842 in Dallas County, Alabama, death date 5/11/1918 in Houston, burial in Bellville. Physician, father James Alexander Thompson, mother Jane Bethany. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Dr. Robert Watson Thompson, birth date 12/12/1842, death date 5/11/1918, burial in Oak Knoll Cemetery, Bellville, Austin County. Find a Grave.
- Robert W. Thompson, Democrat, physician, age 45 in 1889, born in Alabama. Legislative Reference Library Card File.
Photographs
- Photograph. R.W. Thompson, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 21st session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, west wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
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