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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 Note 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 Informationtop 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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