Ralph Roy Smith

Full Name: Ralph Roy "Railroad" Smith
Date of birth: February 21, 1880
Date of death: March 20, 1944

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	76	Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929	40th	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Frio, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen
H	93	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Jourdanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Wilson
H	93	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Pleasanton / Atascosa	Atascosa, Wilson

(1) PLEASANTON, TEXAS. "Pleasanton is at the intersections of Farm Roads 476, 5350, 1334 and U.S. Highway 281, five miles northeast of Jourdanton in northeast Atascosa County . . . Jourdanton became the county seat in 1910." Handbook of Texas Online.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(3) Pleasanton. House Journal.
(4) Jourdanton, Atascosa County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Pleasanton. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Ralph Roy "Railroad" Smith (1880-1944), and service in the Texas Legislature. "Historical Markers Dedicated During Jourdanton's Centennal Celebration," 9/16/2009. "Smith moved his newspaper from Pleasanton to Jourdanton in 1909 . . . " Pleasanton Express.

Other Resources

Ralph Roy Smith, birth date 2/21/1880, death date 3/20/1944 in Jourdanton, Atascosa County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.

Photographs

Photograph. R.R. Smith, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.R. Smith, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. R.R. Smith, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

40th R.S. - 1927 Insurance Judicial Districts Live Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)
32nd R.S. - 1911 Appropriations Banks and Banking Insurance Irrigation
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Banks and Banking Insurance Irrigation Public Printing Revenue and Taxation
31st R.S. - 1909 Game and Fisheries Insurance Liquor Traffic Public Printing Revenue and Taxation State Affairs

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