Ray Roberts

Ray Roberts

Full Name: Herbert Ray Roberts
Date of birth: March 28, 1913
Date of death: April 13, 1992

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 9 Jan 13, 1959 - Feb 6, 1962 57th (1) (2)   56th   57th (1) (2)   Democrat McKinney / Collin Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)   Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
S 9 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959 54th   55th (3)   Democrat McKinney / Collin   Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

(1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1961. Senate Journal.
(2) Ray Roberts, elected Congressman, 4th District, 1/30/1962, vacated Senate seat 2/6/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Farm machinery, truck dealer, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

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Senate District 9
Jan 13, 1959 - Feb 6, 1962
Legislatures: 57th (1) (2)   56th   57th (1) (2)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (57th)
(57th)
(57th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall
Senate District 9
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 54th   55th (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

(1) 57th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/10/1961. Senate Journal.
(2) Ray Roberts, elected Congressman, 4th District, 1/30/1962, vacated Senate seat 2/6/1962. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Farm machinery, truck dealer, farmer. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

Photographs

  • Photograph. Ray Roberts, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
  • Photograph. Ray Roberts, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Ray Roberts, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. Ray Roberts, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961
Banking  
Finance (Chair) 
Insurance  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Public Health  
Screwworm Eradication  
State Departments and Institutions  
56th R.S. - 1959
Banking  
Claims  
Cost of Government (Chair) 
Education  
Finance  
Insurance  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts (Chair) 
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Public Health  
State Affairs  
State Departments and Institutions  
Texas Educational Standards Commission  
Water and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
55th R.S. - 1957
Claims  
Conservation of Paintings  
Education  
Finance  
Insurance  
Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts  
Military and Veterans Affairs (Chair) 
Privileges and Elections  
Public Health  
State Departments and Institutions (Vice Chair) 
Water and Conservation (Vice Chair) 
54th R.S. - 1955
Aeronautics  
Congressional Districts  
Finance  
Military and Veterans Affairs  
Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair) 
Public Lands and Land Office (Vice Chair) 
Representative Districts (Chair) 
State Penitentiaries  
Water Resources  

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