Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Z. Broughton

Full Name: Z. Broughton
Birth date: May 18, 1873
Death date: June 22, 1959

Terms of Service

House, 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/14/1913 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 32nd Legislature
1/10/1911 - 1/14/1913
Democrat

(1) District 28 comprised of Smith and Henderson counties; District 25 comprised of Anderson county, p. 40, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950.
(2) District 25 represented by Z. Broughton, p. 5. House Journal .
(3) District 28 represented by Z. Broughton, p. 851. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 33. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Z. Broughton, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Z. Broughton, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Z. Broughton, birth date 5/18/1973 in Louisiana; death date 6/22/1959 in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas; schoolteacher. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Z. Broughton, birth date 5/18/1873, death date 6/22/1959, burial in Strongs Memorial Park, Slocum, Anderson County, with spouse Laura Camp Broughton. Includes photo and excerpt from "Public Career of Z Broughton Ends," Palestine Herald-Press, 4/19/1956. Find a Grave .
Obituary, Z. Broughton, The Baytown Sun, 6/23/1959, pp. 1, 8, crediting Sterling Municipal Library. "In the 1920's he interrupted his teaching career to serve two terms (four years) as State Representative from Anderson County . . . His friends called him 'Mr. Z.' (Z for Zeb)." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .