Bolivar Jackson Pridgen

Full Name: Bolivar Jackson Pridgen
Date of birth: February 14, 1829
Date of death: February 15, 1903

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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.

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Senate District 24
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Prices Creek / DeWitt
Counties in district: Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

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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 and photo, Bolivar Jackson Pridgen, pp. 664-665. DeWitt County Historical Commission (DeWitt County, Texas). The History of DeWitt County, Texas, 1991, crediting DeWitt County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Bolivar Jackson Pridgen, from The Pridgen Family of St. Mary's Parish, p. 140. 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.
Bolivar J. Pridgen, birth date 2/14/1829, death date 2/15/1903, burial in Thomaston Community Cemetery, DeWitt County. Find a Grave.

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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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