Bruce William Bryant

Full Name: Bruce William Bryant
Other surnames: Bryan
Date of birth: September 14, 1877
Date of death: July 10, 1954

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	102	Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917	35th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Haskell / Haskell		Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton
H	102	Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917	34th	Democrat	Haskell / Haskell		Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

(1) Arthur H. King, in special election 2/15/1918, sworn 2/26/1918, succeeded Bruce W. Bryant, resigned after 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 102
Jan 9, 1917 - Sep 29, 1917
Legislatures: 35th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Haskell / Haskell
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

House District 102
Jan 12, 1915 - Jan 9, 1917
Legislatures: 34th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Haskell / Haskell
Counties in district: Baylor, Haskell, Throckmorton

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 45. Resolutions - Memorial.
54th Legislature, R.S., SR 27. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "State Official Bryant Dies," 7/11/1954, p. 1. "He was a representative in the 34th and 35th state legislature as a delegate from Haskell." Austin American.
Memorial, September 1954, p. 561. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Bruce W. Bryant, birth date 9/14/1877 in Larue County, Kentucky; death date 7/10/1954 in Austin, Travis County, Texas; attorney, Atty. Gen's Office. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Bruce William Bryant, birth date 9/14/1877; permanent home address in Haskell, Haskell County; state official, State of Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Judge Bruce W. Bryant (1877-1954), burial in Willow Cemetery, Haskell, Haskell County; includes reprint of obituary from the Abilene Morning Reporter-News, 7/12/1954. Find a Grave.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. Bruce Bryant, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bruce W. Bryant, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

35th R.S. - 1917 Charges Against James E. Ferguson, Governor, Investigate Counties Education Insurance Judiciary (Chair) Penitentiary Claims Auditing Private Corporations Reforms in Civil Procedure Rules (Vice Chair)
34th R.S. - 1915 Insurance Judiciary Penitentiaries Penitentiaries Subcommittee to Visit Penitentiaries Public Debt Public Lands and Land Office Reforms in Civil Procedure (Chair) Reforms in Criminal Procedure (Vice Chair)

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