Homer Platte Brelsford

Full Name: Homer Platte Brelsford
Date of birth: September 1, 1869
Date of death: May 18, 1933

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	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 - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1915, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 33rd Legislature - List of Senators elected on November 5, 1912, oath of office administered, 1/14/1913, pp. 3-4. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 28
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽²⁾ 34th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: 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

House District 85
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland

House District 85
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Eastland / Eastland
Counties in district: Eastland

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, R.S., House resolution, 5/19/1933, p. 2574. Homer Platt Brelsford. Resolutions - Memorial.
43rd Legislature, R.S., SR 116, 5/22/1933, pp. 1979-1981. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Death Takes H.B. Brelsford," 5/19/1933, p. 5. Big Spring Daily Herald.
Homer Platte Brelsford, birth date 9/1/1869 in Illinois, death date 5/18/1933 in Eastland, Eastland County, Texas, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Homer Platte Brelsford (1869-1933), burial in Eastland Cemetery, Eastland County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. H.P. Brelsford, 28th 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 Information top

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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