John Tucker Briscoe

Full Name: John Tucker Briscoe
Date of birth: January 2, 1879
Date of death: January 30, 1937

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	97	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Devine / Medina		Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala
H	97	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Devine / Medina		Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

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House District 97
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Devine / Medina
Counties in district: Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

House District 97
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Devine / Medina
Counties in district: Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, McMullen, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala

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Resolutions and Journal entries

45th Legislature, R.S., 2/9/1937, p. 380. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

John Tucker Briscoe, birth date 1/2/1879 in Waelder, Gonzales County; death date 1/30/1937 in Medina County; lawyer; wife Hattie G. Briscoe. Includes "duplicate certificate for the purposes of correction and completion." FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Obituary, "John T. Briscoe Dead," Hondo Anvil Herald, 2/5/1937, p. 4, crediting the Hondo Public Library. "John Tucker Briscoe, 55, former state representative from Medina County," death date 1/30/1937. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. John T. Briscoe, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.T. Briscoe, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures Counties Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Revenue and Taxation
31st R.S. - 1909 Appointment of House Employees, Investigate Commerce and Manufactures Counties Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Game and Fisheries
30th R.S. - 1907 Game and Fisheries (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary Private Corporations Public Lands and Land Office Stock and Stock Raising

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