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Robert L. Parker
Full Name: Robert L. Parker
Date of birth: March 10, 1830
Date of death: May 10, 1916
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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8
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Apr 18, 1876 - Jan 14, 1879
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15th
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Democrat
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Center / Shelby
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Panola, Shelby
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(1)
Representative apportionment - Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. "Eighth District - The counties of Panola and Shelby shall elect one representative; Panola to be the returning county." University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History.
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Biographical sketch, pp. 66-67. Native of AL; "He is 46 years old, has resided in Texas 34 years, and during all of this time at Center, in Shelby county."
Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878, 1876.
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Other Resources |
Census of 1860 - R.L. Parker, Truit Store Post Office, Shelby County, age 30, born in AL, farmer, wife S.A., daughter Ella. 1870 - R.L. Parker, Center, Shelby County, District Clerk, age 40, born in AL, wife Sarah A. (age 32), children Ella, Matt, Nora, Lizzie, [Albert?].
1900 - R.L. Parker, Center, Shelby County, born March 1830, age 70, born in AL, real estate, wife J.E. (born June 1850), daughter Lucille (born July 1889).
1910 - Robert L. Parker, Center, Shelby County, age 80, born in AL, wife Martha E. (age 55).
HeritageQuest Online.
Mentioned in "History of Shelby County Courthouse": "In 1866, county records were held at the site of the future courthouse after being secretly taken from Shelbyville by R.L. Parker and Sam Weaver following a contested election naming Center as the county seat of Shelby County."
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce, 2010.
Interment in Methodist Cemetery, M.E., Center, Shelby County, Texas. R.L. Parker, born 3/10/1830, died 5/10/1916; wife Sallie A. (Mrs. S.A.) Parker, born 4/30/1834, died 5/9/1887; son Matt C. Parker, born 12/5/1861, died 2/1/1871.
Shelby County Historical Society Museum & Library, 2002.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Robert L. Parker, 15th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
15th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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