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John Allen Brewster

Full Name: John Allen Brewster
Date of birth: January 9, 1869
Date of death: April 21, 1939

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 72 Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899 25th   Democrat Georgetown / Williamson   Falls, Milam, Williamson

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

  • Obituary, John A. Brewster, former state representative and Williamson County clerk, 4/23/1939, p. 8. Austin American-Statesman.
  • Brief biographical sketch, John A. Brewster, pp. 152-153. Born 1/9/1869 in Chambers County, Alabama; came to Texas in 1880. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
  • Obituary, "Final Rites Held For Former Co. Clerk Here Sat.: John A. Brewster Was Prominent Figure in County Politics," dated Friday, 4/28/1939, p. 1. "Final rites were conducted here Saturday afternoon at his home for Hon. John A. Brewster, former county clerk and representative of this county, who died here on Friday . . ." Williamson County Sun (Georgetown, Texas).

Other Resources

  • John Allen Brewster, born 1/9/1869 in Alabama; married Mrs. Louisa Mason Hendley 7/28/1903 at Georgetown, Texas; served in Texas Legislature, 1896-1898. Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, edited by Franklin Harper, Harper Publishing Company, 1913, p. 68; Powell Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
  • John A. Brewster, birth date 1/9/1869 in Alabama, death date 4/21/1939 in Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
  • John A. Brewster (1869-1939), burial in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Williamson County, with spouse Louie M. Brewster. Find a Grave.
  • Photo, John A. Brewster, county clerk 1898-1904. Williamson County Historical Commission.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

25th R.S. - 1897
Counties and County Boundaries  
County Government and County Finances  
Education  
Engrossed Bills  
State Affairs  

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