Edward Brown
Full Name: Edward "Ed" BrownDate of birth: 1840
Date of death: Deceased, date unknown
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 5 | Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 | 14th (1) (2) (3) | Republican | Unknown / Harrison | Harrison, Rusk |
(1) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
(2) Brown of Harrison in committee appointments, 1/19/1874, pp. 18-20. House Journal.
(3) Marshall, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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House District 5
Jan 13, 1874 - Apr 18, 1876 Legislatures: 14th (1) (2) (3) Party: Republican Home City/County: Unknown / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Rusk |
(1) Republican. Directory of the Members and Officers of the Fourteenth Legislature of the State of Texas . . ., 1874.
(2) Brown of Harrison in committee appointments, 1/19/1874, pp. 18-20. House Journal.
(3) Marshall, Harrison County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- Ed. Brown, opening day of 14th Legislature, 1/13/1874, p. 1. House Journal.
- 79th Legislature, R.S., HR 589, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates of 1868-1900. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 81st Legislature, R.S., HCR 81, paying tribute to African American legislators and constitutional convention delegates. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 85th Legislature, R.S., HR 452, celebrating Black History Month and honoring the leadership and vision of African American lawmakers. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. SB 667 SCR 13
- 88th Legislature, R.S., SCR 13, Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. SB 667, Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act. Resolutions - Legislative Policy. SB 667 SCR 13
Biographical Sketches
- Edward (Ed) Brown, portrait and biographical sketch. Forever Free: Nineteenth Century African-American Legislators and Constitutional Convention Delegates of Texas, 2002.
- BROWN, ED (ca. 1840-?), "carpenter who apparently lived in Rusk County." Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, Edmund Brown, p. 43. Birth year 1840, Appendix D. Through Many Dangers, Toils, and Snares: Black Leadership in Texas, 1868-1898, 2016.
Other Resources
- Mentioned in Chapter VI, "Black Belt Politics." The Negro in Texas, 1874-1900, 1971.
- Ed Brown in 14th Legislature, p. vi. Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants, 1970.
- Ed. Brown. Negro Legislators of Texas and Their Descendants: A History of the Negro in Texas Politics from Reconstruction to Disfranchisement, 1935.
- Harrison County "continued to support a Republican delegation to the state legislature" in 1873: Webster Flanagan to the State Senate, Shack Roberts ("black leader from Harrison County") and Ed Brown ("Negro from Rusk County, as a representative of the two county district") to the House, p. 310. A Southern Community in Crisis: Harrison County, Texas, 1850-1880, 1983.
Photographs
- Photograph. Ed. Brown, 14th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Edward (Ed) Brown, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 14th session composite photo of Senate and House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, east wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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14th R.S. - 1874
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