Richard Mortimer Chitwood

Full Name: Richard Mortimer Chitwood
Date of birth: February 9, 1878
Date of death: November 21, 1926

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	117	Jan 13, 1925 - Aug 20, 1925	39th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Sweetwater / Nolan	Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan
H	117	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Sweetwater / Nolan	Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan
H	121	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th	Democrat	Sweetwater / Nolan	Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

(1) J.C. Hall, in special election 1/2/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Richard M. Chitwood, resigned 8/20/1925. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 117
Jan 13, 1925 - Aug 20, 1925
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sweetwater / Nolan
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

House District 117
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sweetwater / Nolan
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

House District 121
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sweetwater / Nolan
Counties in district: Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan

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Resolutions and Journal entries

40th Legislature, R.S., 1/13/1927, p. 38. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Richard Mortimer Chitwood, birth date 2/9/1898 in Alabama; death date 11/21/1926 in Dallas, Texas; bus. manager Texas Tech College. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Richard Mortimer Chitwood (1878-1926), burial in Sweetwater Cemetery, Sweetwater, Nolan County. Includes obituary from The Daily News-Telegram, Sulphur Springs, 11/22/1926. Find a Grave.
"Toreador Prints Chitwood Memorial Edition," Sunday Avalanche-Journal, 11/28/1926. p. 2. "Richard Coeur d' Lion of history was no more truly big hearted than was Richard Mortimer Chitwood." Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Obituary, "Lubbock Today Says Farewell to Chitwood," "A Loss to Texas and to Tech College," 11/23/1926, pp. 1, 5. Lubbock Morning Avalanche.

Photographs

Photograph. R.M. Chitwood, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Chitwood, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Chitwood, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Appropriations Education (Chair) Insurance Penitentiaries Penitentiary Investigating Committee (Chair)
38th R.S. - 1923 Commerce and Manufactures Education (Chair) Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
37th R.S. - 1921 Constitutional Amendments Education (Vice Chair) Institutions of Higher Education, Survey of Penitentiaries Penitentiary Investigating Public Lands and Buildings

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