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Horatio Bruce Full Name: Horatio Gates Bruce Date of birth: September 4, 1824 Date of death: January 11, 1882 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 55 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 11, 1882 17th (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Caddo Grove / Johnson   Johnson H 23 Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 14th   Democrat Caddo Grove / Johnson   Callahan, Eastland, Erath, Haskell, Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson, Jones, Palo Pinto, Parker, Shackelford, Stephens, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young (1) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (2) Owen Brown, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded Horatio G. Bruce, died 1/11/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (3) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 17th Legislature, 1st Called Session - Memorial resolution and service for Hon. H.G. Bruce of Johnson County, 4/24/1882. House Journal. Biographical Sketches BRUCE, HORATIO GATES (1824-1882). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. Horatio Bruce, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. Horatio Bruce, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 17th R.S. - 1881 Constitutional Amendments   County Governments and County Finances   State Affairs   14th R.S. - 1874 Education   Immigration   State Affairs

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