Robert Emmett Morse
Full Name: Robert Emmett MorseDate of birth: April 8, 1896
Date of death: August 19, 1957
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 19-4 | Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 | 48th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 | 47th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 | 46th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Speaker | Harris |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 | 44th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 | 42nd | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 | 41st | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris | |
| H | 19-4 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Houston / Harris | Harris |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Real estate. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 48th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 47th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 46th
- Leadership role:
-
Speaker
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 45th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 44th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 43rd (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 42nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 41st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
- Legislatures:
- 40th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Houston / Harris
- Counties in district:
- Harris
Terms of service notes
(1) Real estate. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. ↩
Biographical Information
- 55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 15. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 55th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Robert Emmett Morse. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- United States Army, 1st Lieutenant, World War I. Robert Emmett Morse, birth date 4/8/1896 in Houston; residence in Houston, Harris County. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
- 1st Lieutenant Infantry. Robert Emmett Morse, residence in Houston, birth date 4/8/1896, enlistment date 8/15/1917, discharge date 2/25/1919, death date 8/19/1957. FamilySearch United States Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, 1985.
- Robert Emmett Morse, birth date 4/8/1896 in Houston; home address in Houston; real estate business; employed by U.S. government, Camp Funston, Texas; draft registration 6/5/1917 in Houston. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
- Robert Emmett Morse, birth date 4/8/1896 in Houston; death date 8/19/1957 in Austin, Travis County; attorney; served in World War I. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Robert Emmett Morse (1896-1957), burial in Austin Memorial Park Cemetery, Austin, Travis County. Includes obituary. Find a Grave.
- Obituary and photo, "Veteran Harris Solon Emmett Morse Dies," 8/20/1957, section D, p. 15. Houston Chronicle. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R. Emmett Morse, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.E. Morse, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.E. Morse, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Robert Emmett Morse, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
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