Roy Alvin Baldwin | |
Birth Date: | 2 January 1885 |
Birth Place: | Mercer County, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Slaton, Texas, U.S. |
Office1: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 122nd district |
Term Start1: | May 20, 1920 |
Term End1: | January 9, 1923 |
Preceded1: | William H. Bledsoe |
Succeeded1: | Dewey Young |
Office2: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 119th district |
Term Start2: | January 9, 1923 |
Term End2: | January 13, 1925 |
Preceded2: | John Quaid |
Succeeded2: | James K. Wester |
Party: | Democratic |
Alma Mater: | University of New Mexico |
Roy Alvin Baldwin (January 2, 1885 – October 2, 1940) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 119th and 122nd districts.[1]
Born in Mercer County, Missouri, Baldwin was the son of Lucinda Ellen Garriott. He attended the University of New Mexico.[2]
In 1920, Baldwin was elected to represent the 122nd district of the Texas House of Representatives, succeeding William H. Bledsoe, who had gone to serve in the Texas Senate. In 1923, he won election to represent the 119th district of the Texas House, succeeding John Quaid. He was succeeded by Dewey Young for his 122nd district seat, and in 1925 was succeeded in the 119th district by James K. Wester. As a legislator, Baldwin supported the creation of Texas Tech University.
Baldwin, was a lawyer, died in October 1940 in Slaton, Texas, at the age of 55. He was buried in Englewood Cemetery.