Richard M. Chitwood Explained

Richard M. Chitwood
Birth Name:Richard Mortimer Chitwood
Birth Date:1 February 1878
Birth Place:Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Office1:Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 121st district
Term Start1:January 11, 1921
Term End1:January 9, 1923
Preceded1:John J. Ford
Succeeded1:Sam A. Bryant
Office2:Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 117th district
Term Start2:January 9, 1923
Term End2:August 20, 1925
Preceded2:Walter F. Jones
Succeeded2:J. C. Hall
Party:Democratic

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, Chitwood attended at the Morgan Park Academy. In 1921, he was elected for the 121st district of the Texas House of Representatives. 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, 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.

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, and was buried in Sweetwater Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Richard Mortimer Chitwood. Legislative Reference Library of Texas. 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