Ernest Lynwood Bruce

Full Name: Ernest Lynwood Bruce
Date of birth: September 21, 1876
Date of death: January 5, 1949

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	14	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Orange / Orange		Jefferson, Liberty, Orange
H	14	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd	Democrat	Orange / Orange		Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

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House District 14
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Orange / Orange
Counties in district: Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

House District 14
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Orange / Orange
Counties in district: Jefferson, Liberty, Orange

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Ernest L. Bruce, Volume 2, pp. 1722 & 1725. The New Encyclopedia of Texas, 1926.

Other Resources

Ernest L. Bruce, birth date 9/21/1876 in Mineola; death date 1/5/1949 in Orange, Orange County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Ernest Lynwood Bruce (1876-1949), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Orange, Orange County. Includes obituary from The Eagle (Bryan, TX), 1/5/1949, "First Editor of A-M Battalion Dies at Orange," noting Bruce's service in the Legislature. Find a Grave.
34th Legislature (1915) - E.L. Bruce, postoffice Orange, nativity Texas, age 38 (born circa 1877), lawyer, 38 years in Texas, member of former legislatures: 33rd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. E.L. Bruce, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.L. Bruce, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Private Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure
33rd R.S. - 1913 Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Forestry (Chair) Internal Improvements Reforms in Civil Procedure Reforms in Criminal Procedure (Vice Chair) Visit State University, Special

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