Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Robert Reuben Williams

Full Name: Robert Reuben "Bob" Williams
Birth date: May 1, 1839
Death date: March 11, 1941

Terms of Service

House, 34th Legislature
1/12/1915 - 1/9/1917
Democrat
House, 33rd Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Democrat

(1) Redistricting bill shows Hopkins County in district 18. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 18 comprised of Hopkins county; District 98 comprised of Blanco, Gillespie, Hays, and Comal counties, pp. 27, 31, Acts of 1892, 22nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 21, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(3) District 18 represented by R.R. Williams, p. 1. House Journal .
(4) District 18. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) District 18 represented by R.R. Williams, p. 63. Texas Legislative Manual .
(6) Roster of House members shows Williams representing district 98. Year Book for Texas, 1901 1902.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 186, 4/8/1941, pp. 1827-1828. Robert R. (Bob) Williams. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. R.R. Williams, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.R. Williams, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.R. Williams, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Robert Reuben Williams, birth date 5/1/1839 in Henderson County, Tennessee; death date 3/11/1941 in Cumby, Hopkins County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Robert R. Williams (1839-1941), burial in Cumby Cemetery, Cumby, Hopkins County. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
WILLIAMS, ROBERT R. (1839-1941). Birth date 5/31/1839. Handbook of Texas Online .
Confederate States Army, Second Sergeant, 24th Arkansas Infantry; later Captain. "In June 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a second sergeant in the Twenty-fourth Arkansas Infantry, joining the scouting service in November 1863. He was mustered out as a captain in 1865." Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, R.R. Williams, pp. 160-161. Fleming, E.B. Early History of Hopkins County, Texas: Biographical Sketches and Incidents of the Early Settled Families, 1902. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Death notice, "Man Who Helped Place T.S.C.W. [Texas State College for Women] in Denton Dies," Denton Record-Chronicle, 3/11/1941, p. 4, crediting Denton Public Library. "Major Robert R. Williams, 101, Confederate veteran, former member of the Texas Legislature and candidate opposing T.M. Campbell in the governor's race in 1908 . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Brief biographical sketch, R.R. Williams, pp. 210-211. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.