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Rawlins M. Colquitt

Rawlins Murrell Colquitt

Full Name: Rawlins Murrell Colquitt
Date of birth: April 22, 1887
Date of death: May 19, 1941

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 51 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall
H 51 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall
H 51 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall

Terms of Service top

House District 51
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall
House District 51
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall
House District 51
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas, Kaufman, Rockwall

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • 47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 301, 5/22/1941, pp. 3500-3501. In Memory of Rawlins M. Colquitt. Relatives: O.B. Colquitt - father, Rawlins M. Colquitt - son. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Colquitt, R.M., Special Rangers, Call Number 401-72. Enlistment, Oath of Service, and Description, Ranger Force (2). Born in Terrell, Kaufman County; insurance man in Dallas as of June 1932. First enlistment date 1/14/1918; second enlistment date 6/1/1932, expiration date 1/20/1933, Ranger Force Station in Dallas. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.

Other Resources

  • Obituary and photo, R.M. Colquitt, 5/20/1941, p. 1. Born 4/22/1887 at Terrell, Kaufman County; "former member of the Legislature from Dallas County, son of the late Gov. O.B. Colquitt." Dallas Morning News.
  • Rawlins Murrell Colquitt, birth date 4/22/1887 in Texas; death date 5/19/1941 in Dallas, Dallas County; sales/insurance. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Obituary, 5/20/1941, p. 4. San Antonio Express.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

46th R.S. - 1939
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Insurance  
Insurance Rates  
Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
State Eleemsoynary and Reformatory Institutions  
45th R.S. - 1937
Federal Relations  
Insurance  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
44th R.S. - 1935
Insurance (Vice Chair) 
Revenue and Taxation  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  

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