Roy Clarence Coffee

Full Name: Roy Clarence Coffee, Sr.
Date of birth: August 9, 1896
Date of death: October 19, 1978

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	48	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Paradise / Wise		Wise
H	50	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Paradise / Wise		Wise

(1) District 50 composed of Wise County; there is no District 133, pp. 41, 46, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 50 represented by Roy C. Coffee, p. 4. House Journal.
(3) District 133 represented by Roy C. Coffee, p. 246. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 48
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paradise / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

House District 50
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paradise / Wise
Counties in district: Wise

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, February 1979, p. 174. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Private, World War I. Roy C. Coffee, birth date 8/9/1896 in Gassville, Arkansas; enlistment date 8/28/1918; residence in Paradise, Wise County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Roy Clarence Coffee, birth date 8/9/1896 in Gassville, Arkansas; home address in Paradise, Texas; draft registration 6/5/1918 in Wise County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
United States Army, World War I, 1918. Memorial, February 1979, p. 174. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, Roy C. Coffee, Sr., "ACU Benefactor Dies in Dallas," 10/20/1978, p. 13-A. Served as a member of the Texas Legislature from 1920-1924. Abilene Reporter-News.
Roy C. Coffee, birth date 8/9/1896, death date 10/19/1978, burial in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Roy C. Coffee, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Roy C. Coffee, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Home Builders' Association, Investigating Oil, Gas and Mining School Districts
37th R.S. - 1921 Banks and Banking Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Oil, Gas and Mining Penitentiaries Public Health Representative Districts

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