Robert Lee Bobbitt
Full Name: Robert Lee Bobbitt, Sr.Date of birth: January 24, 1888
Date of death: September 14, 1972
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 75 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Laredo / Webb | Speaker | Webb, Zapata |
| H | 75 | Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 | 39th | Democrat | Laredo / Webb | Webb, Zapata | |
| H | 75 | Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 | 38th | Democrat | Laredo / Webb | Webb, Zapata |
Terms of Service top
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House District 75
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Laredo / Webb Counties in district: Webb, Zapata |
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House District 75
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 Legislatures: 39th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Laredo / Webb Counties in district: Webb, Zapata |
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House District 75
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 Legislatures: 38th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Laredo / Webb Counties in district: Webb, Zapata |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 13. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- 50th Speaker of the House of Representatives: Robert Lee Bobbitt. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Memorial, November 1972, p. 1081. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, Captain, World War I. "Bobbitt interrupted his career in October 1917 when after the onset of World War I he joined the army. He was assigned originally to the 90th Division but was transferred to a field artillery depot in South Carolina just before the division was sent to France, and consequently he did not see any actual combat duty. During his time in the artillery unit, Bobbitt was occasionally diverted to work as soldiers’ defense counsel. Bobbitt was discharged with the rank of captain in 1919." Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Photographs
- Photograph. R. Lee Bobbitt, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Robert L. Bobbitt, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
- Photograph. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Texas Jurists Collection
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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39th R.S. - 1925
Appropriations Banks and Banking Game and Fisheries Judiciary (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining Sale of State Property, Investigate (Vice Chair) | ||
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38th R.S. - 1923
Criminal Jurisprudence Education Judiciary Live Stock and Stock Raising |
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