Bluford Washington Brown
Full Name: Bluford Washington BrownDate of birth: January 31, 1831
Date of death: February 9, 1897
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 16 | Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 | 16th (1) | Democrat | Longview / Gregg | Gregg, Smith | |
| H | 6 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th | Democrat | Longview / Gregg | Smith, Upshur | |
| H | 6 | Jan 17, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 | 13th (2) | Democrat | Longview / Upshur | Smith, Upshur |
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Bluford W. Brown, sworn 1/17/1873, took the seat of Edward Sharp, withdrew from election contest the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 16
Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881 Legislatures: 16th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Longview / Gregg Counties in district: Gregg, Smith |
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House District 6
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Longview / Gregg Counties in district: Smith, Upshur |
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House District 6
Jan 17, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 Legislatures: 13th (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Longview / Upshur Counties in district: Smith, Upshur |
(1) Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
(2) Bluford W. Brown, sworn 1/17/1873, took the seat of Edward Sharp, withdrew from election contest the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Captain Bluford W. Brown, pp. 499-500. The Encyclopedia of the New West, 1881.
- BROWN, BLUFORD WASHINGTON (1831-1897). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Obituary, Hon. B.W. Brown, Longview, Tex., Feb. 9, The Galveston Daily News, 2/12/1897, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Brown was "the first representative of Gregg county when it was organized in 1874, and a member of Thirteenth and Fourteenth Legislatures." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Biographical sketch, Bluford Washington Brown, pp. 256-257. Birth date 1/31/1832. Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain and Commander, Company G, 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- B.W. Brown, birth date 1/31/1831, death date 2/9/1897, photos, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County. Find a Grave.
Photographs
- Photograph. B.W. Brown, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.W. Brown, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Texas Photographs
- Photograph. B.W. Brown, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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.
- 13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 14th 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.
Committee Information top
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16th R.S. - 1879
Assessment and Collection of Taxes Constitutional Amendments Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Finance | ||
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14th R.S. - 1874
Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) Printing and Contingent Expenses Sunday Law | ||
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13th R.S. - 1873
Apportionment Comptroller's and Treasurer's Offices, Examine Late Honorable Louis Frankee, Assassination |
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