Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Robert Martin Lusk

Full Name: Robert Martin Lusk
Birth date: January 28, 1851
Death date: February 21, 1913

Census of 1900 - R.M. Lusk, Fannin County, Texas, age 49, born January 1851 in Georgia, lawyer, wife Clara.
Census of 1910 - Robert M. Lusk, Los Angeles, California, age 58, born circa 1852 in Georgia, attorney-at-law, wife Clara.
Robert Martin Lusk, birth date 1/25/1851, death date 2/21/1913 in Los Angeles, California; attorney. FamilySearch . 1900 1910

Robert Martin Lusk (1851-1913), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, California. "Grand Master of Masons in Texas Dec. 7, 1889 to Dec. 6, 1900." Includes photos, tribute to Robert Martin Lusk from A History of Constantine Lodge No. 13. Find a Grave .
Obituary and photo, "Self-Sacrifice Saps Vitality," 2/22/1913, p. 16. "Robert M. Lusk, attorney and city councilman. . . [in Texas] he became prominent in politics and was first elected county judge, then mayor of Bonham, District Attorney, and finally a member of the legislature." Los Angeles Times .
Biographical sketch, R.M. Lusk, p. 40. Birth date 1/28/1851 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Personnel of the Texas State Government for 1885, 19th Legislature 1885.
Obituary, "Judge R.M. Lusk Answers Last Call," The Bonham News, 2/25/1913, p. 1. "Judge R.M. Lusk, a well-known citizen of Bonham for many years but recently of Los Angeles, California, passed away at his home in that city Saturday. "
"Resolutions of Respect," The Bonham Semi-Weekly News, 3/21/1913, p. 3. "Brother Lusk came to Bonham in 1873 and commenced with the practice of law . . . He was County Attorney, County Judge and Representative in the Legislature. . . Eleven years ago he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he was elected to high position of trust." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) . Resolutions of Respect Obituary