Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Francis Aaron Dale

Full Name: Francis Aaron Dale
Birth date: October 10, 1887
Death date: March 16, 1938

Terms of Service

House, 42nd Legislature
1/13/1931 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
House, 40th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/11/1927 - 2/8/1927
Democrat
House, 39th Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat

(1) Report, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. Resolution Providing for a Committee to Investigate Bribery Charges, 2/3/1927, pp. 310-311. Committee report printed 2/7/1927, pp. 348-432. Resolution to expel adopted 2/8/1927, pp. 443-445. House Journal .
(2) Proceedings, House Committee on Bribery Charges Against Representatives Dale and Moore. House Journal .
(3) W.F. Keeton, sworn 3/7/1927, succeeded Francis A. Dale, expelled 2/8/1927. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. F.A. Dale, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Francis Aaron Dale, birth date 10/10/1887 in Tennessee, death date 3/16/1938 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Francis A. Dale, birth date 10/10/1888, death date 3/16/1938, burial in Moores Chapel Cemetery, Bonham, Fannin County. Find a Grave .
Obituary, Francis A. Dale, Bonham Herald, 3/17/1938, p. 1, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
News account of testimony in special committee to investigate charge of bribery, Austin, 2/4-2/5/1927. "Moore and Dale Testify Before Committee," The Delta Courier (Cooper, Delta County, Texas), 2/8/1927, pp. 1-2, crediting Delta County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
"Representatives Moore and Dale Expelled from House," Cooper Review, 2/11/1927, pp. 1, 5, crediting Delta County Public Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .