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James Brooke Furrh Full Name: James Brooke Furrh Date of birth: April 21, 1885 Date of death: September 14, 1969 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 4 Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917 34th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Elysian Fields / Harrison   Harrison H 4 Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915 33rd   Democrat Elysian Fields / Harrison   Harrison (1) Elysian Fields. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives. (2) Elysian Fields. House Journal. (3) Elysian Fields, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (4) Marshall. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch, Volume IV, p. 381-382. "For the past twenty-two years James Brooke Furrh has been a well-known figure in the Elysian Fields banking field . . . " East Texas: Its History and Its Makers, 1940. Other Resources James Brooke Furrh, birth date 4/21/1885, death date 9/14/1969, interment in Elysian Fields Cemetery, Elysian Fields, Harrison County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News. Photographs Photograph. J.B. Furrh, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.B. Furrh, 33rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. 34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 34th R.S. - 1915 Common Carriers   Confederate Homes   Contingent Expenses (Vice Chair)  Forestry   Judiciary   Private Corporations   Public Debt (Chair)  33rd R.S. - 1913 Counties   Education   Forestry   Military Affairs   Private Corporations

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