Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	8	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 30th ⁽⁴⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk	Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)	Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby
S	8	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 8, 1907	28th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ 29th ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Henderson / Rusk		Gregg, Harrison, Panola, Rusk, Shelby

(1) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 3/13/1909, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(3) 31st Legislature - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(4) 30th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(5) 29th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(6) 28th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/28/1903, pp. 107-108. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(7) 28th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/13/1903, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

BRACHFIELD, CHARLES LOUIS (1871-1947). Handbook of Texas Online.
Memorial, April 1948, p. 286. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Chas. L. Brachfield, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.L. Brachfield, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.L. Brachfield, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.L. Brachfield, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

28th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st R.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs Finance H. Bascom Thomas Expulsion, Committee of the Whole Senate Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Labor (Vice Chair) Rules State Penitentiaries
30th R.S. - 1907 Constitutional Amendments Internal Improvements (Chair) Judiciary No. 1 Labor Privileges and Elections Public Printing State Affairs State Penitentiaries
29th R.S. - 1905 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Judiciary No. 1 Labor Military Affairs Stock and Stock Raising (Chair) Treasurer and Comptroller's Department
28th R.S. - 1903 Commerce and Manufactures Insurance, Statistics and History Judiciary No. 2 Labor (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office San Jacinto Battle Ground Picture Purchasing State Asylums

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