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DeWitt Lamb
Full Name: DeWitt Lamb
Date of birth: May 4, 1890
Date of death: April 1, 1950
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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61
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Jan 9, 1923 - Jul 30, 1923
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38th
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Democrat
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Mexia / Limestone
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Limestone
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(1)
Resigned 7/30/1923. "Mexia Legislator Resigns," 7/30/1923, p. 1; "The Governor has also accepted the resignation of Representative DeWitt Lamb of Mexia. This makes eight vacancies in the legislature . . . ," "Senator Baugh Resigns to Become a Judge," 7/31/1923, p. 10.
Austin Statesman.
(2)
"Dewitt Lamb, city editor of the Mexia Evening News, won a hot fight and will represent Limestone county in the next Legislature," 8/3/1922, p. 2.
Bryan Eagle.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
DeWitt Lamb.
House Journal.
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Other Resources |
Census of 1920 - DeWitt Lamb, Mexia, Limestone County, age 29, born circa 1891 in Mississippi, printer/signs, spouse Josie Lamb, sons Victor W. and Morris G., daughter Eileen. Census of 1940 - residence in Tallahassee, Florida.
FamilySearch. 1920
1940
[wilson] Dewitt Lamb, birth date 5/4/1890, death date 4/1/1950, interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Panama City, Bay County, Florida.
Find a Grave.
DeWitt Lamb.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Obituary, "Vet Newsman Called by Death," death date 4/1/1950 in Florida, Panama City News-Herald (Panama City, Fla.), 4/2/1950, pp. 1, 9. "Mr. Lamb had been a newspaperman for 47 years and prior to moving to Florida, published and edited his own newspaper at Mexia and DeLeon, Texas."
Newspapers.com.
38th Legislature (1923) - De Witt Lamb, postoffice Mexia, nativity Mississippi, age 32 (born circa 1891), printing and publishing, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Dewitt Lamb, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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