Brownrigg Hefferron Dewey
Full Name: Brownrigg Hefferron "Browny" Dewey, Jr.Date of birth: December 16, 1917
Date of death: November 18, 1992
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 44 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos | |
| H | 44 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos | |
| H | 44 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos | |
| H | 44 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos | |
| H | 44 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Bryan / Brazos | Brazos |
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House District 44
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 Legislatures: 57th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
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House District 44
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 Legislatures: 56th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
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House District 44
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
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House District 44
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
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House District 44
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Bryan / Brazos Counties in district: Brazos |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesBiographical Sketches
- Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Brownrigg Hefferon (Browny) Dewey. Texas Bar Journal.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army, World War II. Memorial, May 1994, p. 567. Texas Bar Journal.
Other Resources
- Brownrigg H. Dewey, birth date 12/16/1917, death date 11/18/1992, residence in Bryan, Brazos County. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
- Brownrigg H. Dewey, Jr., "Judge," birth date 12/16/1917, death date 11/18/1992, burial in Bryan City Cemetery, Brazos County. Find a Grave.
- Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.
Photographs
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.H. Dewey, Jr., 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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57th R.S. - 1961
Appropriations (Vice Chair) Common Carriers Congressional and Legislative Districts Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Representation Before the Legislature (Chair) | ||
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56th R.S. - 1959
Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Chair) Military and Veteran's Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Rules State Hospitals and Special Schools | ||
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55th R.S. - 1957
Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Vice Chair) Rules | ||
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54th R.S. - 1955
Appropriations Claims and Accounts Congressional and Legislative Districts Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections | ||
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53rd R.S. - 1953
Appropriations Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Printing |
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