Sherwood Brown, Jr.

Sherwood Brown

Full Name: Sherwood Brown, Jr.
Date of birth: August 1, 1912
Date of death: April 21, 1991

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 17 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 1, 1946 49th (1)   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston
H 17-F Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston
H 17-F Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Galveston / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston

(1) Brown resigned 1/1/1946. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 17
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 1, 1946
Legislatures: 49th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston
House District 17-F
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston
House District 17-F
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Galveston / Galveston
Counties in district: Chambers, Galveston

(1) Brown resigned 1/1/1946. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Memorial, October 1991, p. 1031. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Game and Fisheries (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
48th R.S. - 1943
Constitutional Amendments  
Criminal Jurisprudence  
Penitentiaries  
State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions  
47th R.S. - 1941
Common Carriers  
Congressional and Legislative Districts  
Highways and Motor Traffic  
Municipal and Private Corporations  
Revenue Laws  
State Affairs  

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