Brownrigg Hefferron Dewey

Full Name: Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny" Dewey, Jr.
Date of birth: December 16, 1917
Date of death: November 18, 1992

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	44	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos
H	44	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos
H	44	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos
H	44	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos
H	44	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Bryan / Brazos	Brazos

Terms of Service top

House District 44
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

House District 44
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

House District 44
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

House District 44
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

House District 44
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos
Counties in district: Brazos

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Brownrigg Hefferon (Browny) Dewey. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Technical Sergeant, World War II. Obituary, 11/20/1992, p. A10. Bryan Eagle.
United States Army, World War II. Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Obituaries and photo, "Long-time Brazos Justice of the Peace Dewey Dies," Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny" Dewey, 11/20/1992, pp. A1, A10. Bryan Eagle.
Brownrigg H. Dewey, Jr., "Judge," birth date 12/16/1917, death date 11/18/1992, burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Congressional and Legislative Districts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Representation Before the Legislature (Chair)
56th R.S. - 1959 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Chair) Military and Veteran's Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Rules State Hospitals and Special Schools
55th R.S. - 1957 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Rules
54th R.S. - 1955 Appropriations Claims and Accounts Congressional and Legislative Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections
53rd R.S. - 1953 Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Printing

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