Isaac Wright Brashear

Full Name: Isaac Wright Brashear
Date of birth: 1811
Date of death: September 13, 1859

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	City/County	Counties in District
S	12	Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851	3rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Houston / Harris	Harris
S	10	Dec 15, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849	2nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Houston / Harris	Harris
S	10	Feb 17, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847	1st ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Jan. 16, 1850, 3rd Legislature, ch. 44. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) Roster of members elect of the 3rd Legislature, Matthewson, R.C., Texas State Gazette (Austin, Texas), 9/29/1849, p. 6, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(3) 3rd Legislature, Regular Session - Roll of Senators, oath of office, 11/5/1849, p. 3. Senate Journal.
(4) Entire Senate went up for reelection due to Senatorial redistricting. Act approved Mar. 1848, 2nd Legislature, ch. 162, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(5) 2nd Legislature - Not present at the organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 12/15/1847, pp. 6-7. Senate Journal.
(6) 1st Legislature - Not present at organization of the Senate. Oath of office, 2/17/1846, p. 8. Senate Journal.
(7) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(8) 1st Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office and Classification of Senators, 3/3/1846, p. 60. Drew "first class" (2-year term). Senate Journal.
(9) 1st Legislature - Report of the Committee on Elections on the contested election in Harris County between Messrs Brashear and McAnelly, 2/25/1846, printed in journal 2/27/1846, pp. 47-52. Opinion of the Honorable Antonio Navarro on the contested election in Harris County between Messrs Brashear and McAnelly, 2/24/1845 [sic]. Senate Journal. February 27, 1846 Opinion on the Contested Election in Harris County
(10) Description of drawing of terms for Senators, first-class two-year terms and second-class four-year terms, 3/3/1846, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

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Senate District 12
Nov 5, 1849 - Nov 3, 1851
Legislatures: 3rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Senate District 10
Dec 15, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849
Legislatures: 2nd ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Senate District 10
Feb 17, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847
Legislatures: 1st ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, pp. 55-56. "Married in 1833 to Sarah Trott, he came with his father-in-law to Texas in 1838 and engaged in farming near Houston. Later moving into the city . . ." Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832-1845, 1942.
Biographical sketch, Hon. Isaac Wright Brashear, pp. 470-472. "For many years a resident of Houston, being one of the early settlers of this city . . ." History of Texas Together with a Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston, 1895.

Other Resources

Isaac W. Brashear, death date 9/13/1859 "Aged 48 years," burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Col. J.W. Jones Dead," Houston Daily Post, 9/17/1902, p. 6. "Colonel Jones in former years took considerable interest in politics and was elected to the State senate from this district, serving as member of that body from 1882 to 1886." Relatives: Isaac Brashear - father-in-law; James W. Jones - son-in-law. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1845. Journals of the Convention, assembled at the city of Austin on the Fourth of July, 1845, for the purpose of framing a constitution for the State of Texas, pp. 377-378. Austin: Miner & Cruger, printers to the Convention, 1845. Texas Constitutions Digitization Project (Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin), 2009.
Discusses contested election in Harris County between Cornelius McAnelly and Isaac W. Brashear, 1st Legislature, p. 180. The Texas Senate: Volume I, Republic to Civil War, 1836-1861, 1990.

Committee Information top

3rd R.S. - 1849 Claims and Accounts Federal Relations Internal Improvements Penitentiary, Select Public Debt, Select Roads, Bridges and Ferries
2nd R.S. - 1847 Adjutant General's Office Debt of the Late Republic of Texas Internal Improvements Private Land Claims Roads, Bridges and Ferries
1st R.S. - 1846 Claims and Accounts County Boundaries Engrossed and Enrolled Bills

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