Texas Legislators: Past & Present

R.A. 'Bob' Gammage

Full Name: Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage
Birth date: March 13, 1938
Death date: September 10, 2012

Terms of Service

Senate, 64th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ & 63rd ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/9/1973 - 1/23/1976
Democrat
House, 62nd Legislature
1/12/1971 - 1/9/1973
Democrat

(1) In Senate, Eugene Jones, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn in 65th Legislature, succeeded Robert A. Gammage, resigned 1/23/1976. In House, J. L. Briscoe, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn 4/13/1976, succeeded Eugene Jones, resigned 1/31/1976. Briscoe did not serve in leg session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(3) Special election 2/28/1976, runoff 4/3/1976. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 217. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 299. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
64th Legislature, R.S., SR 291. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975.
Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Bob Gammage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Gammage, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bob Gammage, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance 2013.
GAMMAGE, Robert Alton (1938-2012). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress .
Papers from a seminar hosted by Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, State Senator Bob Gammage, and State Representative Mickey Leland and held 11/30-12/1/1973 at the Bates College of Law, University of Houston. LRL collection, 362.1 H349 1973. Health Care Problems in Texas 1973.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.
Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature 1973.
"The Jurisprudence of Texas Supreme Court Justice Robert A. "Bob" Gammage: A Legacy of Civil Rights & Liberties," Volume 55, Number 1, Fall 2013, pp. 27-69. South Texas Law Review .
Notice of death, 9/10/2012. Speaker of the House .
Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly .
In Memoriam, Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage, 9/13/2012. Memorial program, photos, and biographical sketch. Texas Senate .
United States Army; United States Naval Reserve, Captain. "Bob served on active duty with the U.S. Army Infantry Human Research Unit and the Korea Military Advisory Group (KMAG), and is a Captain (Retired) in the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he served in both the Intelligence Service and the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, including service as a military judge and as commander of the Naval Reserve Admiralty Law Unit." In Memoriam, Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage, 9/13/2012. Memorial program, photos, and biographical sketch. Texas Senate .
Gammage, Robert Alton, "Bob." Texas State Cemetery .
Biography in LRL collection, 347.764 D671T 2020. Texas Supreme Court Justice Bob Gammage: A Jurisprudence of Rights and Liberties 2020.
Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
United States Naval Reserve, Lieutenant Commander. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session 1975.
United States Army, United States Navy Reserves. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country 2017.