Robert Lee McDowra
Full Name: Robert Lee McDowraDate of birth: June 18, 1869
Date of death: September 28, 1959
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 36 | Jan 14, 1919 - Jan 11, 1921 | 36th | Democrat | Pattonville / Lamar | Lamar | |
| H | 36 | Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (1) (2) (3) (4) | Democrat | Pattonville / Lamar | Lamar | |
| H | 4 | Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 | 32nd | Democrat | Pattonville / Lamar | Lamar |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Personnel of the New Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 12/17/1916, p. 23, lists R.L. McDowra, Pattonville, Lamar County. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) R.L. McDowra of Paris, residence in Lamar County, pp. 2, 5. House Journal. ↩
(3) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Pattonville. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 36th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Pattonville / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Lamar
- Legislatures:
- 32nd
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Pattonville / Lamar
- Counties in district:
- Lamar
Terms of service notes
(1) Personnel of the New Texas Legislature, House of Representatives, 12/17/1916, p. 23, lists R.L. McDowra, Pattonville, Lamar County. Galveston Daily News. ↩
(2) R.L. McDowra of Paris, residence in Lamar County, pp. 2, 5. House Journal. ↩
(3) Paris, Lamar County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Pattonville. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Biographical Information
- Robert Lee McDowra, birth date 6/18/1869 in Tennessee; death date 9/28/1959 in Pattonville, Lamar County, Texas; retired farmer, agriculture. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Robert L. McDowra (1869-1959), burial in Highland Cemetery, Deport, Lamar County, with spouse Della McDowra. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "R.L. McDowra, Former Solon, Dies Sunday," 9/28/1959, p. 1. " . . . he came to Texas in 1892, and had lived in the Pattonville area ever since." Paris News. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. R.L. McDowra, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Robert McDowra, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. R.L. McDowra, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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