Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Edward Dennis Downs

Full Name: Edward Dennis Downs
Birth date: March 8, 1858
Death date: August 30, 1927

Terms of Service

House, 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/13/1925 - 1/11/1927
Democrat
House, 38th Legislature
1/9/1923 - 1/13/1925
Democrat

(1) Acts of 1921, 37th Legislature, 2nd C.S., ch. 6 - district 11 comprised of San Augustine and Sabine counties; district 17 comprised of Chambers and Galveston counties. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 11, John C. Downs. House Journal .
(3) John C. Downs. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) District 17, E.D. Downs. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. E.D. Downs, State Preservation Board
Photograph. E.D. Downs, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "Capt. Downs Dead at San Augustine," 9/1/1927, p. 1. E.D. Downs, member of the 38th and 39th Legislatures from San Augustine and Sabine counties, death date 8/31/1927. Bryan Eagle .
Edward Dennis Downs, birth date 3/8/1858 in Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia; death date 8/30/1927 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas, burial in San Augustine City Cemetery. Find a Grave .
39th Legislature - E.D. Downs, postoffice San Augustine, nativity Georgia, age 66 in 1925 (born circa 1859), real estate and banking, member of former legislatures: 38th, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .