Lucius Henry Browne
Full Name: Lucius Henry BrowneOther surnames: Brown
Date of birth: December 17, 1838
Date of death: October 25, 1904
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 28 | Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) | Democrat | Helena / Karnes | Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson |
(1) No record of party affiliation. Assumed democrat due to affiliation in other sessions, service in the Confederate Army, convention attendance, or information included in biographical sketches. Legislative Reference Library.
(2) Lucas H. Brown, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded Ellsberry R. Lane, resigned 2/1/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Senate District 28
Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Helena / Karnes Counties in district: Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Karnes, Refugio, Victoria, Wilson |
(1) No record of party affiliation. Assumed democrat due to affiliation in other sessions, service in the Confederate Army, convention attendance, or information included in biographical sketches. Legislative Reference Library.
(2) Lucas H. Brown, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded Ellsberry R. Lane, resigned 2/1/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 29th Legislature, R.S., 3/9/1905, p. 403. L.H. Browne. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 17th Legislature, 1st C.S. - L.H. Brown, 4/6/1882, p. 3. Senate Journal.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, Lucas H. Brown, p. 285. Birth date 12/17/1837. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, 1st Lieutenant, Company I, 3rd Texas Infantry. Lucias Henry Browne, birth date 12/17/1838, death date 10/25/1904, Confederate Veteran, burial in San Marcos Cemetery, Hays County. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
- "Though the freshman senators of the Seventeenth Legislature generally were Democrats . . . No fewer than eleven had fought for the Confederacy," [among them Browne, McLane, McDonald, and Davis,] p. 280. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Other Resources
- Obituary, "Judge L.H. Browne Dead," 10/31/1904, p. 1. Brownsville Herald.
- Census of 1880 - Lucius H. Browne, Helena, Karnes County, age 41, born circa 1839 in Arkansas, lawyer, wife Alice. FamilySearch.
- Lucius Henry Browne, birth date 12/17/1838, death date 10/25/1904, burial in San Marcos Cemetery, Hays County. Includes death notice from the Houston Post. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Judge Browne Dead: Funeral of Eminent Jurist Held in San Marcos by the Masons," 10/28/1904, p. 3. Born in Arkansas in 1838, elected to State Senate in 1882, settled in San Marcos 1885. Relatives: Lucias H. Browne - father, Hon. J.L. Browne of Karnes City - son. Galveston Daily News.
- Lucas H. Brown. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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17th R.S. - 1881
Congressional Districts Finance Frontier Protection Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Public Debt Retrenchment and Reform |
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