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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 Note 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   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Brownrigg Hefferon (Browny) Dewey. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Brownrigg H. Dewey, Jr. birth date 12/16/1917, death date 11/18/1992, photo, interment in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature Photograph. B. H. Dewey, 57th 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 Informationtop 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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