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DeWitt Lamb Full Name: DeWitt Lamb Date of birth: May 4, 1890 Date of death: April 1, 1950 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 61 Jan 9, 1923 - Jul 30, 1923 38th (1) (2)   Democrat Mexia / Limestone   Limestone (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.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries DeWitt Lamb. House Journal. 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. Photographs Photograph. Dewitt Lamb, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 38th R.S. - 1923 Game and Fisheries   Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas and Mining   Public Printing   School Districts

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