Edwin Ruthven Bryan

Full Name: Edwin Ruthven Bryan
Other surnames: Bryant
Date of birth: February 23, 1862
Date of death: December 16, 1934

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	120	Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 20, 1918	35th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Midland / Midland		Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler
H	120	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Midland / Midland		Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

(1) Bryan resigned 9/20/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 120
Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 20, 1918
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Midland / Midland
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

House District 120
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Midland / Midland
Counties in district: Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Loving, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Upton, Ward, Winkler

(1) Bryan resigned 9/20/1918. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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Selected newspaper articles

Other Resources

Obituary, "Service Today for E.R. Bryan," 12/18/1934, p. 8. Judge Edwin R. Bryan. Abilene Morning News.
Edwin Ruthven Bryan, birth date 2/23/1862 in Caldwell, death date 12/16/1934 in Mineral Wells, attorney-at-law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Ed R. Bryan (1862-1934), burial in Woodland Park Cemetery, Mineral Wells. Includes portrait and obituary of Edwin R. Bryan from Dallas Morning News, 12/17/1934, "Judge E.R. Bryan, Who Prosecuted Ferguson, Dies," noting Bryan's service in the Legislature and as prosecutor of the impeachment charges against Governor James E. Ferguson; later District Judge in Midland. Find a Grave.
35th Legislature (1917) - E.R. Bryan, postoffice Midland, nativity Texas, age 55 (born circa 1862), 43 years in Texas, banker, member of former legislatures: 34th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. E.R. Bryan, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.R. Bryan, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Appropriations Subcommittee on the Orphan Home Cannon Removal from Capitol Grounds Central Investigating Committee Charges Against James E. Ferguson, Governor, Investigate Irrigation Judiciary Prepare Articles of Impeachment Against Governor James E. Ferguson Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising
34th R.S. - 1915 Appropriations (Vice Chair) Congressional Districts Irrigation Labor Liquor Traffic Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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