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]
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^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
richard, chitwood, richard, mortimer, chitwood, february, 1878, november, 1926, american, politician, served, democratic, member, 117th, 121st, district, texas, house, representatives, chitwood, 1923member, texas, house, representatives, from, 121st, districti. 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 Richard M ChitwoodChitwood in 1923Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 121st districtIn office January 11 1921 January 9 1923Preceded byJohn J FordSucceeded bySam A BryantMember of the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th districtIn office January 9 1923 August 20 1925Preceded byWalter F JonesSucceeded byJ C HallPersonal detailsBornRichard Mortimer Chitwood 1878 02 01 February 1 1878Alabama U S DiedNovember 21 1926 1926 11 21 aged 48 Dallas Texas U S Political partyDemocraticBorn 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 Edit a b c d e f g h Richard Mortimer Chitwood Legislative Reference Library of Texas Retrieved October 14 2022 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 A Loss to Texas and to Tech College Lubbock Avalanche Journal p 1 November 23 1926 Lubbock Today Says Farewell to Chitwood Lubbock Avalanche Journal pp 1 5 November 23 1926 This article about a Texas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard M Chitwood amp oldid 1127239516, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
