Robert E. Johnson

Full Name: Robert Ellis "Bob; Big Daddy" Johnson, Sr.
Date of birth: January 15, 1929
Date of death: March 26, 1995

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	51-6	Jan 8, 1963 - Jul 23, 1963	58th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Irving / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-6	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Irving / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-6	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-6	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Jack Sampsell, in special election 11/9/1963, took office 11/21/1963, succeeded Robert E. Johnson, resigned 7/23/1963. Sampsell did not serve in a legislative session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

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House District 51-6
Jan 8, 1963 - Jul 23, 1963
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Irving / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-6
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Irving / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-6
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-6
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 32. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 466. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 571. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 119. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 465. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 52. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 22. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., SR 230. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
72nd Legislature, R.S., SR 26. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HCR 183. Resolutions - Memorial.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial.
74th Legislature, R.S., SCR 108. Resolutions - Memorial.
Eulogy for Robert E. Johnson, delivered by the Honorable Byron M. Tunnell, 74th Legislature, Thursday, 3/30/1995, pp. 857-859. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, November 1995, p. 1068. Texas Bar Journal.
Johnson, Robert Ellis. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Bob Johnson, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Johnson, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Robert E. Johnson, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Appropriations Charges by Representatives W. T. Dungan and Ronald Roberts re: Textbook Investigating Interim Committee, Investigation, Special (Chair) House Office Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Rules (Vice Chair)
57th R.S. - 1961 Highways and Roads Judiciary Public Health Representation Before the Legislature School Districts
56th R.S. - 1959 Banks and Banking Commerce and Manufacturers Judiciary Oil, Gas, and Mining Saving Taxes (Vice Chair)
55th R.S. - 1957 Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Education Livestock and Stock Raising Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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