Bereman S. Shelburne

Bereman S. Shelburne

Full Name: Bereman S. Shelburne
Date of birth: May 10, 1817
Date of death: June 7, 1895

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 21 Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 12th (2) (3)   Democrat Lebanon / Collin   Collin, Dallas, Tarrant

(1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Van Noy, Leonard, Shelburne, and Cole came forward, qualified, and took their seats, 4/29/1870, p. 17. House Journal.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

Terms of Service top

House District 21
Feb 9, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lebanon / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Dallas, Tarrant

(1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Van Noy, Leonard, Shelburne, and Cole came forward, qualified, and took their seats, 4/29/1870, p. 17. House Journal.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/9/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Democrat. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

  • Dr. B.S. Shelburne, birth date 5/10/1817, death date 6/7/1895, burial in Rowlett Creek Cemetery, Plano, Collin County. Biographical sketch from Hambrecht, F.T. & Koste, J.L., Biographical Register of Physicians Who Served the Confederacy in a Medical Capacity: "Elected as a Democrat and served as a member of the Texas State House of Representatives, 12th Legislative Session, for Collin, Dallas, and Tarrant Counties." Includes death notice in The Democrat (McKinney, Texas), 6/13/1895. Texas State Troops, Private, Company D, 15th Battalion. Confederate States Army, Surgeon, 18th Texas Cavalry (Darnell's). Find a Grave.
  • SHELBURNE, BEREMAN S. (1817-1895). Physician, son of Bereman and Francis (Wells) Shelburne. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

  • Benjamin S. Shelburne. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
  • B.S. Shelburne. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.

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12th Adjourned - 1871
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