R.B. Levy

Richard Butt Levy

Full Name: Richard Butt Levy, Jr.
Date of birth: January 19, 1866
Date of death: April 23, 1949

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 93 Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891 21st (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Longview / Gregg   Gregg, Smith

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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House District 93
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 13, 1891
Legislatures: 21st (1) (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Longview / Gregg
Counties in district: Gregg, Smith

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
(3) Roster of Representatives of the 21st Legislature, "Twenty-First Legislature: Members of the House, Address, Occupation and Politics," Galveston Daily News, 1/5/1889, p. 2, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Levy, R.B., Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number 401-203. Oath of R.B. Levy, Jr. (Attorney at Law, Longview, Texas), Captain of Longview Rifles, Gregg County, 5/22/1888; Oath of R.B. Levy as Lieutenant Colonel and A.D.C., Gregg County, 10/9/1889. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
  • Levy, Richard, United States Volunteers, Spanish-American War, Call Number 401-239. Captain, Company A, 3rd Texas Volunteer Infantry. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
  • Captain, Company A, Third Texas Infantry, Spanish-American War, served in 1898. Memorial, September 1949, p. 436. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

  • Biographical sketch of Richard B. Levy, father of Richard Butt Levy, born 1/19/1866 in Norfolk County, Virginia, pp. 368-369. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
  • Richard Butt Levy, birth date 1/19/1866 in Portsmouth, Virginia, death date 4/23/1949 in Longview, Gregg County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • Richard Butt Levy, Jr., Democrat, lawyer, age 24 in 1889, born in Virginia. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

21st R.S. - 1889
Counties and County Boundaries  
Enrolled Bills  
Judiciary No. 1  
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health and Vital Statistics  

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