Richard Mays

Full Name: Richard Mays
Date of birth: March 28, 1866
Date of death: January 6, 1946

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	40	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro		Navarro
H	40	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Corsicana / Navarro		Navarro

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House District 40
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

House District 40
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Corsicana / Navarro
Counties in district: Navarro

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Richard Mays, Volume II, pp. 467-468. .
Memorial, March 1946, p. 126. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituary and photo, "Richard Mays Father of Judge and Outstanding Lawyer Dies Sunday Night at Hospital Here," 1/7/1946, pp. 1, 5. Member of the 28th and 29th Texas Legislatures. Corsicana Daily Sun.
Richard Mays, birth date 3/28/1866 in Florida; death date 1/6/1946 in Corsicana, Navarro County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Richard Mays, birth date 3/28/1866, death date 1/6/1946, photos, burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. R. Mays, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Richard Mays, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905 Common Carriers (Chair) Judiciary Revenue and Taxation
28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Permanent University and Common School Fund, to Investigate Towns and City Corporations

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