Robert Milner Leath

Full Name: Robert Milner "Bob" Leath
Date of birth: September 5, 1888
Date of death: December 29, 1950

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
H	8	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Rusk
H	8	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Rusk

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House District 8
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

House District 8
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Henderson / Rusk
Counties in district: Rusk

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Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 14. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

R.M. (Bob) Leath, birth date 9/5/1888 in Rusk County; death date 12/29/1950 in Henderson, Rusk County; county judge. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Robert M. Leath (1888-1950), burial in Lakewood Memorial Park, Henderson, Rusk County. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, Robert Milner Leath, "Rusk Co. Judge Bob Leath Dies," 12/29/1950, pp. 1, 8. State representative from 1934 until 1938. Kilgore News Herald.

Photographs

Photograph. Robert M. Leath, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Leath, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Counties Highways and Motor Traffic Labor New London School Explosion (Chair) Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair) Penitentiaries
44th R.S. - 1935 Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Motor Traffic Live Stock and Stock Raising Public Health School Districts

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