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Robert Enoch Yantis Full Name: Robert Enoch Yantis Date of birth: July 22, 1848 Date of death: April 13, 1929 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 28 Jan 14, 1919 - Aug 16, 1919 36th (1)   Democrat Athens / Henderson   Henderson, Smith H 28 Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 35th   Democrat Athens / Henderson   Henderson, Smith H 29 Jul 28, 1910 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Athens / Henderson   Henderson (1) Lloyd T. Smith, in special election 11/4/1919, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Robert E. Yantis, resigned 8/16/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 35th-36th Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. (3) "Forecast of 32d Legislature: List of Democratic Nominees for Senate and House of Representatives: Elected for the Vacancies: Fifteen New Members of the Thirty-first are Chosen, Three of Them Senators," 8/6/1910, p. 11. Galveston Daily News. (4) Robert E. Yantis, sworn 7/28/1910, succeeded John A. Mobley, resigned 12/22/1909. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 41st Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/29/1929, p. 43. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Robert Enoch Yantis, birth date July 1848, death date 4/13/1929, obituary from Athens Review 4/18/1929, interment in Athens Cemetery, Athens, Henderson County. Find a Grave. "Two New Members: R.E. Yantis of Henderson and Daniel Watson of Hays Assumed Duties During Morning Session," 7/29/1910, p. 2. Includes information from speeches made by both new members. Galveston Daily News. Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. TXGenWeb Project. Photographs Photograph. Robert E. Yantis, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert E. Yantis, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Robert E. Yantis, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 36th R.S. - 1919 Common Carriers (Chair)  Education   Public Health   Public Printing   35th R.S. - 1917 Cannon Removal from Capitol Grounds   Common Carriers (Co-Chair)  Education   Engrossed Bills   Juvenile Reforms   Public Printing   State Affairs   To have printed the record of the impeachment trial.   31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Education   Private Corporations   Public Printing

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