Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	20	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945	47th   48th	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson
S	20	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 14, 1941	45th (2)   46th (1)	Democrat	Austin / Travis		Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, San Saba, Travis, Williamson

(1) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

• John Houghton Brownlee, birth date 5/14/1887, death date 6/24/1963, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burnet, Burnet County. Find a Grave.
• Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News.

Photographs

• Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 46th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

48th R.S. - 1943 Brazos River Conservation and Reclamation District, Investigation, Special   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expense (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Feed Shortage, Investigation, Special (Chair)  Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic (Vice Chair)  Insurance   Investigating, Special (Chair)  Labor   Nominations of the Governor (Chair)  Public Buildings and Grounds   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries

47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture   Capitol Planning Commission   Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Engrossed Bills   Federal Relations   Finance   Fireproofing Capitol, Special   General Investigating, Special   Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  Insurance   Privileges and Elections   Public Health

46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture   Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts   Criminal Jurisprudence   Engrossed Bills (Vice Chair)  Federal Relations   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic (Chair)  Insurance   Investment of Permanent School Fund for State Building, Special   Privileges and Elections   Public Health (Vice Chair)

45th R.S. - 1937 Banking   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Finance   Insurance (Vice Chair)  Mining, Irrigation and Drainage   Public Health   Rules   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments (Chair)  Stock and Stock Raising