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R.A. 'Bob' Gammage Full Name: Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage Date of birth: March 13, 1938 Date of death: September 10, 2012 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 S 7 Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 23, 1976 63rd (3)   64th (1) (2)   Democrat Houston / Harris   Fort Bend, Harris H 24-3 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd   Democrat Houston / Harris   Harris (1) In Senate, Eugene Jones, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn in 65th Legislature, succeeded Robert A. Gammage, resigned 1/23/1976. In House, J. L. Briscoe, in special election 4/3/1976, sworn 4/13/1976, succeeded Eugene Jones, resigned 1/31/1976. Briscoe did not serve in leg session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Special election 2/28/1976, runoff 4/3/1976. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001. (3) 63rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/10/1973, pp. 12-13. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 217. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 63rd Legislature, R.S., SR 299. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 64th Legislature, R.S., SR 291. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches GAMMAGE, Robert Alton (1938-2012). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present. Biographical sketch and photo. Senate Biographies, 63rd Legislature, 1973. Biographical sketch and photo. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2013. In Memoriam, Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage, 9/13/2012. Memorial program, photos, and biographical sketch. Texas Senate. Gammage, Robert Alton, "Bob." Texas State Cemetery. Biography in LRL collection, 347.764 D671T 2020. Texas Supreme Court Justice Bob Gammage: A Jurisprudence of Rights and Liberties, 2020. Military Service Notes United States Naval Reserve, Lieutenant Commander. The Senators of Texas, 64th Session, 1975. United States Army; United States Naval Reserve, Captain. "Bob served on active duty with the U.S. Army Infantry Human Research Unit and the Korea Military Advisory Group (KMAG), and is a Captain (Retired) in the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he served in both the Intelligence Service and the Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, including service as a military judge and as commander of the Naval Reserve Admiralty Law Unit." In Memoriam, Robert Alton "Bob" Gammage, 9/13/2012. Memorial program, photos, and biographical sketch. Texas Senate. United States Army, United States Navy Reserves. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources "The Jurisprudence of Texas Supreme Court Justice Robert A. "Bob" Gammage: A Legacy of Civil Rights & Liberties," Volume 55, Number 1, Fall 2013, pp. 27-69. South Texas Law Review. Notice of death, 9/10/2012. Speaker of the House. Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly. Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators 1975. Named 'Honorable Mention'. Best and Worst Legislators, 1973. Photographs Photograph. Bob Gammage, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Gammage, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Bob Gammage, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 63rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 64th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 64th R.S. - 1975 Economic Development   Human Resources (Vice Chair)  Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Medical Professional Liability   Public Health (Co-Chair)  Texas Constitution   63rd R.S. - 1973 Economic Development   Human Resources   Human Resources Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs (Vice Chair)  Human Resources Subcommittee on Public Health and Welfare (Chair)  Jurisprudence   Jurisprudence Subcommittee on Criminal Matters (Vice Chair)  Prison Reform   Public Health (Co-Chair)  62nd R.S. - 1971 Counties   Criminal Jurisprudence   Higher Education   Juvenile Crime and Deliquency   Youth

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