E.B. Barrett

Eli Brown Barrett

Full Name: Eli Brown "Cap" Barrett
Date of birth: August 9, 1889
Date of death: April 14, 1975

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 41 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Leonard / Fannin   Fannin
H 41 Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925 38th   Democrat Leonard / Fannin   Fannin
H 37 Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923 37th (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Trenton / Fannin   Fannin

(1) Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Trenton, Fannin County. House Journal.
(3) Trenton, Fannin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Leonard. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 41
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Leonard / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 41
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Leonard / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin
House District 37
Jan 11, 1921 - Jan 9, 1923
Legislatures: 37th (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Trenton / Fannin
Counties in district: Fannin

(1) Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Trenton, Fannin County. House Journal.
(3) Trenton, Fannin County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) Leonard. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Eli Barrett Services Are Held Tuesday," 4/15/1975, p. 2. Born 8/9/1899 [sic] in Trenton; died 4/14/1975. "Mr. Barrett served two terms in the Texas Legislature as representative from Fannin county in the early 1920s . . . " Bonham Daily Favorite.
  • Eli Brown Barrett, birth date 8/9/1889, age 27, home address in Leonard, Texas, farming, draft registration 6/5/1917 in Fannin County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  • E.B. (Cap) Barrett, birth date 8/9/1889, death date 4/14/1975, burial in Burns Cemetery, Trenton, Fannin County. Find a Grave.
  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of his grandfather, George Clinton Barrett, pp. 104-105. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Sarah Brown Hipp Barrett, mother of Eli Brown Barrett, was the niece of Emory Rains, pp. 104-105. Relatives: Emory Rains - great-uncle; Eli Brown Barrett - great-nephew. Bonham Public Library. Fannin County Folks & Facts, 1977, crediting Fannin County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

43rd R.S. - 1933
Agriculture  
Education  
Federal Relations  
Game and Fisheries  
38th R.S. - 1923
Agriculture  
Counties  
Education  
School Districts (Chair) 
37th R.S. - 1921
Commerce and Manufactures  
Labor  
Liquor Traffic  

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