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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.   Biographical Notes and Resources 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. 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 Roy C. Coffee, birth date 8/9/1896, death date 10/19/1978 in Dallas, 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 Informationtop 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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