Robert Lee Cable

Full Name: Robert Lee "Bob" Cable
Date of birth: October 8, 1867
Date of death: February 1, 1951

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	47	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Saint Jo / Montague	Montague
H	82	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Saint Jo / Montague	Montague
H	82	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Saint Jo / Montague	Montague
H	82	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Saint Jo / Montague	Montague
H	82	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Saint Jo / Montague	Montague

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

Terms of Service top

House District 47
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

House District 82
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

House District 82
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

House District 82
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

House District 82
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Saint Jo / Montague
Counties in district: Montague

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 64. Robert Lee "Bob" Cable. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, Hon. Robert L. Cable, Volume I, pp. 470-471. Born 10/8/1867 in Wataga County, North Carolina. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Other Resources

Robert Lee Cable, birth date 10/7/1867 in North Carolina; death date 2/1/1951 in Nocona, Montague County, Texas; retired stockman. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Robert L. Cable, birth date 10/8/1867, death date 2/1/1951, burial in McGrady Cemetery, Montague County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. R.L. Cable, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Cable, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Cable, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Cable, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.L. Cable, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd 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.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Establishing a Branch of Texas State Normal School at Decatur, Investigate, Joint Committee (Vice Chair) Liquor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising Revenue and Taxation
32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Stock and Stock Raising
30th R.S. - 1907 Agriculture (Chair) Penitentiaries Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries
29th R.S. - 1905 Agriculture Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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