Sherwood Brown

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

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	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.

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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

Sherwood Brown, Jr., birth date 8/1/1912, death date 4/21/1991. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.

Photographs

Photograph. Sherwood Brown, Jr., 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sherwood Brown, Jr., 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Sherwood Brown, Jr., 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

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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