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William Robert Poage Full Name: William Robert "Bob" Poage Date of birth: December 28, 1899 Date of death: January 3, 1987 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 13 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 12, 1937 44th (1) (2)   43rd (3)   44th (1) (2)   Democrat Waco / McLennan Senate President Pro Tempore (44th)   Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam S 13 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Waco / McLennan   Falls, Limestone, McLennan, Milam H 97-2 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan H 97-2 Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927 39th   Democrat Waco / McLennan   McLennan (1) 44th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, 2nd C.S., elected 10/16/1935. Senate Journal. (2) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (3) 43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal. (4) William R. Poage, in special election 11/4/1930, sworn in 42nd Legislature, succeeded to the unexpired term of Edgar E. Witt, resigned after 5th C.S. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) "Heavy Vote Seen on Amendments...Texas Contests One-sided Except Wurzbach-Dielmann in 14th," Tuesday morning 11/4/1930, p. 4. "Three Democrats were running for the post vacated by Senator Edgar E. Witt of Waco...They were Former Representative W. R. Poage of Waco..." San Antonio Express. (6) 42nd Legislature - 1/13/1931, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 178. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 70th Legislature, R.S., HCR 37. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches POAGE, William Robert (1899-1987). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. POAGE, WILLIAM ROBERT (1899-1987). Relatives: William Allen Poage - father, William Robert Poage - son. Handbook of Texas Online. Military Service Notes United States Navy, World War I, "during the First World War served as an apprentice seaman in the United States Navy." POAGE, William Robert, (1899-1987). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources Bob Poage Collection. Baylor Collections of Political Materials, W.R. Poage Legislative Library, Baylor University. Digital Collection Finding Aid Photographs Photograph. W.R. Poage, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Poage, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Poage, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Poage, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Poage, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 44th R.S. - 1935 Agricultural Affairs   Commerce and Manufacturing   Educational Affairs   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Finance   Insurance   Investigating   Labor   Military Affairs (Chair)  Privileges and Elections (Vice Chair)  Public Printing   Representative Districts   Rules   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns and City Corporations   43rd R.S. - 1933 Agricultural Affairs (Vice Chair)  Commerce and Manufacturing   Crime Investigation   Finance   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Insurance   Investigating   Investigating Crime   Labor   Military Affairs (Vice Chair)  Privileges and Elections (Chair)  Public Debts   Public Printing   Representative Districts   Rules   State Highways and Motor Traffic   Stock and Stockraising   Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Town and City Corporations   42nd R.S. - 1931 Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Insurance   Military Affairs (Vice Chair)  Public Debt   Representative Districts   Stock and Stock Raising   Towns and City Corporations   40th R.S. - 1927 Banks and Banking   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Municipal and Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   39th R.S. - 1925 Banks and Banking   Conservation and Reclamation   Military Affairs   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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