Robert Milton Johnson

Full Name: Robert Milton "Bob" Johnson
Date of birth: January 4, 1874
Date of death: March 10, 1941

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	55	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Anderson
H	55	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Anderson
H	55	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Anderson

(1) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Robert Milton Johnson. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 55
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 55
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929
Legislatures: 40th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

House District 55
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HCR 69, 3/17/1941, pp. 1271-1272. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch and portrait, Robert Milton Johnson, pp. 406-409. A Centennial History of Anderson County Texas, 1936.
Memorial, May 1941, p. 252. Texas Bar Journal.
Biographical sketch, Hon. Robert Milton Johnson, Volume V, pp. 79-80. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930.

Other Resources

Robert Milton Johnson, birth date 1/4/1874 in Indiana; death date 3/10/1941 in Anderson County, Texas; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Robert M. Johnson, birth date 1/4/1874, death date 3/10/1941, photo, burial in Palestine City Cemetery, Palestine, Anderson County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "R.M. Johnson, Veteran Lawyer, Dies at Palestine," 3/11/1941, p. 3, Palestine. "He had served as city attorney, city judge and represented this county three terms in the Texas Legislature." Tyler Morning Telegraph.

Photographs

Photograph. R.M. Johnson, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Johnson, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.M. Johnson, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Common Carriers (Vice Chair) Counties (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions
40th R.S. - 1927 Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair)
39th R.S. - 1925 Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Motor Traffic Insurance Oil, Gas and Mining

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