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H.P. Brelsford Full Name: Homer Platt Brelsford Date of birth: September 1, 1869 Date of death: May 18, 1933 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 S 28 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917 33rd (2)   34th (1)   Democrat Eastland / Eastland   Andrews, Borden, Callahan, Crane, Dawson, Eastland, Ector, Fisher, Gaines, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Loving, Lynn, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Upton, Ward, Winkler, Yoakum H 85 Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 29th   Democrat Eastland / Eastland   Eastland H 85 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Eastland / Eastland   Eastland (1) 34th Legislature - 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call with "holdover Senators." Senate Journal. (2) 33rd Legislature - 1/14/1913, p. 3, elected on 11/5/1912. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 43rd Legislature, R.S., House resolution, 5/19/1933, p. 2574. Resolutions - Memorial. 43rd Legislature, R.S., SR 116, 5/22/1933, pp. 1979-1981. Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Interment in Eastland Cemetery, Eastland, Texas; birth date 9/1/1869; death date 5/18/1933. Eastland Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 33rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 34th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, south wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 34th R.S. - 1915 Commerce and Manufactures   Congressional Districts   Contingent Expenses   Finance   Insurance, Statistics and History   Internal Improvements   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Mining and Irrigation (Chair)  Penitentiary Investigating Committee (Vice Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   33rd R.S. - 1913 Commerce and Manufactures   Congressional Districts   Counties and County Boundaries   Engrossed Bills (Chair)  Finance   Internal Improvements   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 1   Judiciary No. 2   Meningitis Outbreak, Investigate   Military Affairs   Mining and Irrigation (Chair)  Public Lands and Land Office   State Affairs (Chair)  State Asylums   29th R.S. - 1905 Counties (Chair)  Judiciary   Penitentiaries   Private Corporations   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Revenue and Taxation   State Penitentiaries   28th R.S. - 1903 Counties and County Boundaries   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Lands and Land Office

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