Robert M. Lively

Robert Maclin Lively (born January 6, 1855 in Fayetteville , Arkansas , †  January 15, 1929 in Canton , Texas ) was an American politician . In 1910 and 1911 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1864, Robert Lively moved to Smith County , Texas with his parents . He attended private schools in the east of this state. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1876, he began to work in Kaufman in this profession. He later moved his residence and his office to Canton. From 1882 to 1884 he was a District Attorney in Van Zandt County . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

After the resignation of Congressman Gordon J. Russell , Lively was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the by-election due for the third seat of Texas , where he took up his new mandate on July 23, 1910. Since he was no longer running in the regular elections of 1910, he was only able to end the current legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1911 . After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Robert Lively served as a district judge in Van Zandt County between 1916 and 1918. He died in Canton on January 15, 1929.

Web links

• Robert M. Lively in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert M. Lively in the database of Find a Grave (English)