Burrell Anderson Ragland

Full Name: Burrell Anderson Ragland
Date of birth: March 12, 1874
Date of death: December 22, 1929

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	10	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Gilmer / Upshur		Camp, Upshur
H	25	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Pittsburg / Camp		Camp, Upshur

(1) Redistricting bill shows Camp County in district 25. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 25. House Journal.
(3) District 25. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(4) District 22. Year Book for Texas, 1901, 1902.

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House District 10
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Gilmer / Upshur
Counties in district: Camp, Upshur

House District 25
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Pittsburg / Camp
Counties in district: Camp, Upshur

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Burrell A. Ragland, pp. 139-140. Born 3/13/1874 in Morris County. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Obituary, "Ex-Legislator Ragland Dies," 12/23/1929, pp. 11, 16. Funeral, "Rites Conducted for B.A. Ragland," 12/24/1929, p. 9. Dallas Morning News.
Burrell Anderson Ragland, birth date 3/12/1874 in Texas; death date 12/22/1929 in Dallas, Dallas County; newspaper man. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Burrell A. Ragland, birth date 3/12/1874, death date 12/22/1929, burial in Restland Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "B.A. Ragland Passes Away," 12/23/1929, p. 1. "B.A. Ragland, 55, former newspaper published [sic] and member of the Texas legislature." Death date 12/22/1929. Longview News-Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. B.A. Ragland, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.A. Ragland, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Commerce and Manufactures Constitutional Amendments Public Lands and Land Office Public Printing Railroad Commission Towns and City Corporations
27th R.S. - 1901 North Texas Normal College Penitentiaries Public Printing Revenue and Taxation State Affairs

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