Richard M. Chitwood
Chitwood in 1923
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 121st district
In office
January 11, 1921 – January 9, 1923
Preceded byJohn J. Ford
Succeeded bySam A. Bryant
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th district
In office
January 9, 1923 – August 20, 1925
Preceded byWalter F. Jones
Succeeded byJ. C. Hall
Personal details
Born
Richard Mortimer Chitwood

(1878-02-01)February 1, 1878
Alabama, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, 1926(1926-11-21) (aged 48)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Richard Mortimer Chitwood (February 1, 1878 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 117th and 121st district of the Texas House of Representatives.[1]

Born in Alabama,[1] Chitwood attended at the Morgan Park Academy.[1] In 1921, he was elected for the 121st district of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] Chitwood succeeded John J. Ford, and was succeeded by Sam A. Bryant in 1923. In the same year, Chitwood was elected for the 117th district of the Texas House of Representatives,[1] succeeding Walter F. Jones. In 1925, Chitwood left office and there was a special election in January 1926, in which J. C. Hall was elected to finish Chitwood's term for the 117th district.[1]

Chitwood lived in Lubbock, Texas, where he was the business manager at the Texas Tech University.[2] He died in November 1926 of angina in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 48,[1][3][4] and was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Richard Mortimer Chitwood". Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ↑ Zach Dowdle, "In the Land of Sandstorms and Sand: Locating Texas Technological College in 1923:, West Texas Historical Association, Vol. LXL (2014), pp. 75-102
  3. ↑ "A Loss to Texas and to Tech College", Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, p. 1, November 23, 1926
  4. ↑ "Lubbock Today Says Farewell to Chitwood", Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, pp. 1, 5, November 23, 1926


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