Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Houghton Brownlee

Full Name: John Houghton Brownlee
Birth date: May 14, 1887
Death date: June 24, 1963

Terms of Service

Senate, 48th & 47th Legislatures
1/14/1941 - 1/9/1945
Democrat
Senate, 46th ⁽²⁾ & 45th ⁽¹⁾ Legislatures
1/12/1937 - 1/14/1941
Democrat

(1) 45th Legislature - Oath of Office Administered to Senators-Elect, 1/12/1937, p. 2. Senate Journal .
(2) 46th Legislature - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fifth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-sixth Legislature," 1/10/1939, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Houghton Brownlee, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Brownlee Rites Set in Burnet," 6/25/1963, p. 6. Senator J. Houghton Brownlee moved to Burnet in 1946. Austin American .
John Houghton Brownlee, birth date 5/14/1887 in Burnet; death date 6/24/1963 in Austin, Travis County; usual residence at Brownlee Ranch, Burnet County; retired ranching - lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
John Houghton Brownlee, birth date 5/14/1887, death date 6/24/1963, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Burnet, Burnet County. Includes reprint of obituary in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6/25/1963. Find a Grave .
Mentioned in "Through the Years - San Saba Representatives in Legislative History," 4/1/1948, p. 9. San Saba News .