R.B. Thrasher

Robert Benjamin Thrasher

Full Name: Robert Benjamin Thrasher
Date of birth: December 16, 1892
Date of death: September 15, 1985

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 82-1 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis
H 89 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th   Democrat Austin / Travis   Travis

Terms of Service top

House District 82-1
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis
House District 89
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Austin / Travis
Counties in district: Travis

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

  • United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, World War I. Description of Army service in France, subsequent promotions to 1st Lieutenant and Captain. Biographical sketch, "Robt. B. Thrasher Candidate for a Legislative Seat," 2/5/1920, p. 3. Student in the "law department at the State University." Austin Statesman.
  • United States Army, 2nd Lieutenant, 168th Infantry, 42nd Division, World War I. French Croix de Guerre with bronze star. Robert B. Thrasher, event date 3/9/1918. FamilySearch Texas World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
  • Robert Benjamin Thrasher, birth date 12/16/1892 in Garfield, Texas; home address in Austin; student & farmer, employed by U.S. Government, Camp Funston, Leon Springs, Texas; draft registration 5/29/1917 in Austin. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

Other Resources

  • Obituary, Robert Benjamin Thrasher, 9/17/1985, p. B4. Austin American-Statesman.
  • "Robert B. Thrasher Believed to Be Safe for Seat in House," 2/8/1920, p. 2. Austin Statesman.
  • Robert Benjamin Thrasher, birth date 12/16/1892, death date 9/15/1985, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, with spouse Dorothy Hill Thrasher. Find a Grave.
  • 38th Legislature (1923) - Robert B. Thrasher, postoffice Austin, nativity Texas, age 30 (born circa 1893), lawyer, member of former legislatures: 37th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

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Committee Information top

38th R.S. - 1923
Appropriations  
Liquor Traffic (Chair) 
Municipal and Private Corporations  
37th R.S. - 1921
Appropriations  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Enrolled Bills (Vice Chair) 
Federal Relations  
Public Lands and Buildings  

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