Robert Rawlings Bridges

Background

Bridges, Robert Rawlings was born on November 27, 1921 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Robert Walton and Mary Elizabeth (Rawlings) Bridges.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, University Texas, 1943.

Career

Owner Bridges Farm and Ranch Supply, Austin, 1946-1952, president, 1952-1961, Bridges, Inc., Austin, since 1961. Board directors Allied Bank of North Austin, National Bank of Commerce, Austin.

Achievements

• Robert Rawlings Bridges has been listed as a noteworthy lumber and hardware company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Vice president Austin Chamber of Commerce, 1954-1956, board directors, 1978-1980. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, 1956. Active Better Business Bureau, Austin, 1963-1965, United Fund Travis County, Austin, 1966-1968.

Foreman Travis County Grand Jury, 1963. Chairman advisory board Salvation Army, 1970. Served as 1st lieutenant, United States Marine Corps.

Member Phi Gamma Delta. Lodges: Rotary (local board directors).

Interests

• Hunting, fishing, horseback riding, ranching.

Connections

Married Ernestine Ashe, November 25, 1945. Children: Robert Ashe, James Armstrong.

Father:

Robert Walton Bridges

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (Rawlings) Bridges

Spouse:

Ernestine Ashe

child:

Robert Ashe Bridges

child:

James Armstrong Bridges