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Daniel Spencer Dove

Dan Dove
Full Name: Daniel Spencer "Dan" Dove
Birth date: April 12, 1902
Death date: August 10, 1985

Terms of Service

  • House, 48th Legislature
    1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
    Democrat
  • House, 47th Legislature
    1/14/1941 - 1/12/1943
    Democrat

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Other Resources

  • Obituary and photo, "Burial Rites Monday in Kirk Cemetery for Dan Dove, Former County Judge," Groesbeck Journal, 8/15/1985, p. 8, section A. Obituary courtesy of Joe D. Bardin. Donated Material .
  • Postcard from Miss Mozelle Seale, niece of Representative Dan Dove, to Miss Gwen Bardin, Goose Creek, Texas, 4/7/1941, relating to Helen Keller's visit to the Texas Legislature, including transcription. Photos and postcard courtesy of Joe D. Bardin. Donated Material .
  • Genealogy of Dan Dove (Daniel Spencer Dove), courtesy of Joe D. Bardin, 11/24/2020. Relatives: Daniel Campbell Dove, Jr., uncle; Daniel Spencer Dove, nephew. Donated Material .
  • Census of 1940 - Dan Dove, Justice Precinct 3, Limestone County, age 38, spouse Laura. FamilySearch .
  • Dan Spencer Dove, death date 8/10/1985. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
  • Dan Spencer Dove, birth date 4/12/1902, death date 8/10/1985, burial with Laura Posey Dove, Kirk Cemetery, Kirk, Limestone County. Find a Grave .
  • Helen Keller at a Joint Session of the Legislature, 4/8/1941. Left to right: Speaker of the House Homer Leonard, Governor W. Lee O'Daniel, Helen Keller, and Keller's assistant Polly Thompson. Neal Douglass Photography Collection, Austin History Center, Austin Public Library. Representative Dan Dove is in the far back behind Governor O'Daniel. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
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