Rawlins Murrell Colquitt

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

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	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

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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

Biographical sketch, Oscar B. Colquitt, pp. 190-191. Mentions son Rawlins M. Colquitt. Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas, Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families, 1889.

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

Photograph. Rawlins M. Colquitt, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rawlins M. Colquitt, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rawlins M. Colquitt, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

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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