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Richard Saffarrans Bowers
Full Name: Richard Saffarrans Bowers
Date of birth: December 3, 1875
Date of death: October 12, 1946
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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14
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Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 8, 1929
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40th
(1)
(2)
39th
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(4)
40th
(1)
(2)
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Democrat
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Caldwell / Burleson
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Senate President Pro Tempore (40th)
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Bastrop, Brazos, Burleson, Lee, Robertson, Washington
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19
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Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
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38th
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(6)
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Democrat
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Caldwell / Burleson
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Bastrop, Burleson, Lee, Washington
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(1)
40th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 1st C.S., elected 6/7/1927.
Senate Journal.
(2)
40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(3)
39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1.
Senate Journal.
(4)
39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term.
Senate Journal.
(5)
2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1924 due to redistricting. Act approved 1921 and effective Apr. 1, 1924, 37th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 60,
Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(6)
38th Legislature - List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November Seventh, 1922, oath of office administered, 1/9/1923, p. 1-2.
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Biographical Sketches |
Memorial, January 1947, p. 41.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Military Service Notes |
Texas National Guard, Lieutenant. "In the early 1900s he was a lieutenant
in the infantry of the Texas National Guard . . ." Memorial, January 1947, p. 41.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Other Resources |
Houston Press, 10/15/1946, p. 18, col. 1.
Card File.
Obituary, "Heart Attack Claims Life of R.S. Bowers," The Caldwell News and The Burleson County Ledger, 10/18/1946, pp. 1, 4, crediting the Harrie P. Woodson Library.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
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Photographs |
Photograph.
R.S. Bowers, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
R.S. Bowers, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
R.S. Bowers, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
38th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
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