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Bluford Washington Brown
Full Name: Bluford Washington Brown
Date of birth: January 31, 1831
Date of death: February 9, 1897
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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City/County |
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Counties in District |
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16
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Jan 14, 1879 - Jan 11, 1881
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16th
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Democrat
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Longview / Gregg
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Gregg, Smith
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H
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6
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Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876
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14th
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Democrat
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Longview / Gregg
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Smith, Upshur
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H
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6
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Jan 17, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874
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13th
(2)
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Democrat
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Longview / Upshur
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Smith, Upshur
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(1)
Democrat, 1/14/1879, p. 1.
Galveston Daily News.
(2)
Bluford W. Brown, sworn 1/17/1873, took the seat of Edward Sharp, withdrew from election contest the same day.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Biographical Sketches |
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BROWN, BLUFORD WASHINGTON (1831-1897).
Handbook of Texas Online.
Obituary, Hon. B.W. Brown, Longview, Tex., Feb. 9, The Galveston Daily News, 2/12/1897, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Brown was "the first representative of Gregg county when it was organized in 1874, and a member of Thirteenth and Fourteenth Legislatures."
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Bluford Washington Brown, pp. 256-257. Birth date 1/31/1832.
Texas Legislative Manual, 1879-80, 1879.
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| Military Service Notes |
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Confederate States Army, Captain and Commander, Company G, 44th Alabama Infantry Regiment.
Handbook of Texas Online.
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| Other Resources |
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B.W. Brown, birth date 1/31/1831, death date 2/9/1897, photos, burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Longview, Gregg County.
Find a Grave.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
B.W. Brown, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
B.W. Brown, 13th Legislature, DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection.
Photograph.
B.W. Brown, 13th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
13th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Pictorial Monogram of the State Government of Texas 1873 (DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection). DeGolyer Library, SMU, Lawrence T. Jones III Collection..
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