Bevoly Leonidas Cornwell
Full Name: Bevoly Leonidas Cornwell, Sr.Date of birth: August 31, 1855
Date of death: August 14, 1945
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 14 | Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 | 40th | Democrat | Sour Lake / Hardin | Hardin, Liberty |
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House District 14
Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 Legislatures: 40th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Sour Lake / Hardin Counties in district: Hardin, Liberty |
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 40th Legislature, Resolution naming B.L. Cornwell of Hardin County "poet-laureate of this House," 2/14/1927, p. 549. Includes biographical poem, p. 549, additional poems, p. 1056. House Journal. Additional poems Resolution and autobiographical poem
Other Resources
- Census of 1930 - B.L. Cornwell, Sr., Sour Lake, Hardin County, age 74, born circa 1856 in Kentucky, newspaper editor. FamilySearch.
- Bevoly Leonidas Cornwell I, birth date 8/31/1855 in Franklin, Kentucky; death date 8/14/1945 in Sour Lake, Hardin County, Texas; newspaper editor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Bevoly L. Cornwell (1855-1945), burial in Rosedale Cemetery, Sour Lake, Hardin County, Texas. Find a Grave.
- 40th Legislature (1927) - B.L. Cornwell, postoffice Sour Lake, nativity Kentucky, printer and editor. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. B.L. Cornwell, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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40th R.S. - 1927
Liquor Traffic Oil, Gas and Mining Public Lands and Buildings Public Printing |
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