B.J. Fletcher

Baylis John Fletcher

Full Name: Baylis John Fletcher, Sr.
Date of birth: July 4, 1859
Date of death: December 19, 1912

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 49 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 24th   Democrat Lexington / Lee   Burleson, Lee

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House District 49
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lexington / Lee
Counties in district: Burleson, Lee

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Baylis J. Fletcher, birth date 7/4/1859, death date 12/19/1912, biographical sketch, burial in Giddings City Cemetery, Giddings, Lee County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary, "Prominent Citizen of Giddings Dies: B.J. Fletcher Served as Legislator—Was a Literati," 12/20/1912, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.

Other Resources

  • Baylis John Fletcher, Sr. and Marie Hester, parents of Dr. Baylis John Fletcher, Jr., death date 4/12/1978. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • "Funeral of Boyles [sic] J. Fletcher," "representative from Lee, Washington and Burleson counties in the Twenty-fourth Legislature of Texas," San Antonio Express, 12/24/1912, p. 9, crediting Abilene Library Consortium; Death notice, Baylis J. Fletcher, "Neighboring News," Hamilton, The Goldthwaite Eagle, 12/28/1912, p. 4, crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). December 24, 1912 December 28, 1912

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

24th R.S. - 1895
Federal Relations  
Penitentiaries  
Public Buildings and Grounds  

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