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Bolivar Jackson Pridgen Full Name: Bolivar Jackson Pridgen Date of birth: February 14, 1829 Date of death: February 15, 1903 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 24 Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873 12th (1) (2)   Radical Republican Prices Creek / DeWitt   Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria (1) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Drawing for Terms of Office, 5/2/1870, pp. 51-52. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal. (2) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches PRIDGEN, BOLIVAR JACKSON (1829-1903). "Republican state senator in the Twelfth Legislature (1869-72)." Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch, p. 60. History of the Republican Party in Texas 1865-1965, 1965. Biographical sketch taken from The Pridgen Family of St. Mary's Parish, p. 140. Birth date 2/13/1829; death date 2/15/1903, RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service. Other Resources Mentioned in "'Blessed with Peace!' War's Bitter Aftermath," pp. 102-136. Brush Men and Vigilantes: Civil War Dissent in Texas, 2000. Interment in Thomaston City Cemetery, DeWitt County, TX. Birth date 2/14/1829; death date 2/15/1903. USGenWeb Project, 1996. Committee Informationtop 12th Adjourned - 1871 Agricultural Affairs   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Education   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Private Land Claims (Chair)  12th R.S. - 1871 Agricultural Affairs   Education   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Examine Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Private Land Claims (Chair)  12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Agricultural Affairs   Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts, Examine   Education   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Private Land Claims (Chair)

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