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Woodson Heard Browning Full Name: Woodson Heard Browning Date of birth: September 13, 1848 Date of death: February 3, 1940 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 27 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (1)   Democrat Lampasas / Lampasas   Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Hamilton, Lampasas H 76 Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 22nd (2)   Democrat Lampasas / Lampasas   Burnet, Lampasas (1) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893 (2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Military Service Notes Confederate States Army, McNelly Company of Scouts, Green's Texas Cavalry Brigade, according to soldier's application and witness affidavits. Woodson Heard Browning, death date 2/3/1940 in Reeves County, widow Mrs. W.H. Browning, marriage date 5/9/1872 in Travis County. Pension File Nos. 47157 (W.H. Browning) and 51929 (Woodson Heard Browning), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. W.H. Browning, U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1970. Ancestry.com. Confederate States Army, Private, McNelly's Scouts Cavalry. Military grave marker, W.H. Browning. Woodson Heard Browning (1848-1940), portrait, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lampasas, Lampasas County. Find a Grave. Other Resources "Confederate Vet Dies in Pecos," 2/5/1940, p. 9. Died at home Saturday (2/3/1940). Served as district attorney, state legislator, and state senator. El Paso Herald Post. Woodson Heard Browning, birth date 9/13/1848 in Brenham, death date 2/3/1940 in Pecos, Reeves County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. 23rd Legislature (1893) - W.H. Browning, Lampasas, age 44 (born circa 1849), lawyer, 44 years in Texas, member of previous legislatures: 22nd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual. Photographs Photograph. W.H. Browning, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 23rd R.S. - 1893 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Enrolled Bills   Federal Relations   General Land Office   General Land Office, Joint Committee to investigate the   Judiciary No. 1   Labor   Mining and Irrigation   Penitentiaries   Roads and Bridges   Rules   Stock and Stockraising   22nd R.S. - 1891 Counties and County Boundaries   Judicial Districts   Judiciary No. 2   Public Lands and Land Office   Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts   State Asylums

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