Eli Brown Barrett

Full Name: Eli Brown "Cap" Barrett
Date of birth: August 9, 1889
Date of death: April 14, 1975

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	41	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Leonard / Fannin	Fannin
H	41	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Leonard / Fannin	Fannin
H	37	Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923	37th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Trenton / Fannin	Fannin

(1) Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Trenton, Fannin County. House Journal.
(3) Trenton, Fannin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Leonard. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 41
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Leonard / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

House District 41
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Leonard / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

House District 37
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Trenton / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

64th Legislature, R.S., SR 736. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Eli Barrett Services Are Held Tuesday," 4/15/1975, p. 2. Born 8/9/1899 [sic] in Trenton; died 4/14/1975. "Mr. Barrett served two terms in the Texas Legislature as representative from Fannin county in the early 1920s . . . " Bonham Daily Favorite.
Eli Brown Barrett, birth date 8/9/1889, age 27, home address in Leonard, Texas, farming, draft registration 6/5/1917 in Fannin County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
E.B. (Cap) Barrett, birth date 8/9/1889, death date 4/14/1975, burial in Burns Cemetery, Trenton, Fannin County. Find a Grave.
Mentioned in biographical sketch of his grandfather, George Clinton Barrett, pp. 104-105. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Sarah Brown Hipp Barrett, mother of Eli Brown Barrett, was the niece of Emory Rains, pp. 104-105. Relatives: Emory Rains - great-uncle; Eli Brown Barrett - great-nephew. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. E.B. Barrett, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.B. Barrett, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.B. Barrett, 37th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

37th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933 Agriculture Education Federal Relations Game and Fisheries
38th R.S. - 1923 Agriculture Counties Education School Districts (Chair)
37th R.S. - 1921 Commerce and Manufactures Labor Liquor Traffic

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