Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr.
Full Name: Edward Thomas "Tom" Broughton, Jr.Date of birth: April 13, 1834
Date of death: February 11, 1874
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S | 22 | Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 | 12th (4) (5) (6) 13th (1) (2) (3) | Unaffiliated | Sherman / Grayson | Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) Fifteen members of the 13th Legislature were conservative Democrats. These fifteen were joined by E. Thomas Broughton and Captain Samuel Evans, "both returning conservative independents," p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 12th Legislature - party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(6) "Like Captain Samuel Evans of neighboring District Twenty-One, he [Broughton] was unwilling to ally himself with any of the political coteries. He ran for the Senate against both a Democrat and a Republican and was elected," p. 91. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
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Senate District 22
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 12th (4) (5) (6) 13th (1) (2) (3) Party: Unaffiliated Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson Counties in district: Baylor, Clay, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hardeman, Haskell, Jack, Knox, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita, Wilbarger, Wise, Young |
(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act passed Apr. 24, 1873 [presented to Governor May 1, 1873 and became law without his signature], 13th Legislature, R.S., ch. 35, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Democrat. Directory of the Members of the Thirteenth Legislature of the State of Texas, 1873.
(3) Fifteen members of the 13th Legislature were conservative Democrats. These fifteen were joined by E. Thomas Broughton and Captain Samuel Evans, "both returning conservative independents," p. 145. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
(4) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 6-year term. Senate Journal.
(5) 12th Legislature - party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
(6) "Like Captain Samuel Evans of neighboring District Twenty-One, he [Broughton] was unwilling to ally himself with any of the political coteries. He ran for the Senate against both a Democrat and a Republican and was elected," p. 91. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Portrait, biographical sketch, and letters of Edward Thomas Broughton to Mary Elizabeth Douglas Broughton (1861-1864). Battle of Raymond, 1998.
- Biographical sketch, Hon. E.T. Broughton, pp. 330-331. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- Biographical sketch, "Colonel Edward Thomas Broughton," by Mary Lee Barnes. Texas State Genealogical Society. Stirpes, Volume 30, Number 4, December 1990, pp. 151-156, crediting Texas State Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, obituary, funeral notice, and poetry, Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr. Research information submitted by Mary Lee Barnes. Grayson County, TXGenWeb Project.
- Biography of Edward Thomas Broughton, Jr., compiled by K K Hunt, submitted by Kathey Keller Hunt, portrait, death date 2/11/1874. Kaufman County, TXGenWeb Project.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, Company C, 7th Texas Infantry, later Lieutenant Colonel. Biographical sketch, E. Thomas Broughton, p. 42. Born in 1834. Texans Who Wore the Gray, 1907.
Other Resources
- Historical marker, Capt. Edward Thomas Broughton and the Johnson Guards, Prairieville, Kaufman County. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
Photographs
- Photograph. E.T. Broughton, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. E.T. Broughton, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs.
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