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Thomas Jefferson Brown (1836-1915) —
also known as Thomas J. Brown —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Jasper
County, Ga., July 24,
1836.
Son of Ervin Brown and Matilda (Burdett) Brown.
Lawyer;
law partner of James
W. Throckmorton and Samuel
A. Roberts; served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1889-92; district judge in Texas,
1892; justice of
Texas state supreme court, 1893-1911; chief
justice of Texas state supreme court, 1911-15; died in office
1915.
Died, of stomach
cancer, in Greenville, Hunt
County, Tex., May 26,
1915 (age 78 years, 306
days).
Interment at West Hill Cemetery.
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Randolph Bryant (1893-1951) —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., May 2,
1893.
Son of David
Ezekiel Bryant and Arizona (Thompson) Bryant.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas, 1922-31; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1931-51; died
in office 1951.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Delta Phi; Elks.
Died April 24,
1951 (age 57 years, 357
days).
Interment at West Hill Cemetery.
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David Ezekiel Bryant (1849-1910) —
also known as David E. Bryant —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Larue
County, Ky., October
19, 1849.
Son of Anthony Bryant.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, 1890-1910; died
in office 1910.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., February
5, 1910 (age 60 years, 109
days).
Interment at West Hill Cemetery.
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Choice Boswell Randell (1857-1945) —
also known as Choice B. Randell —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born near Spring Place, Murray
County, Ga., January
1, 1857.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Texas, 1901-13 (5th District 1901-03, 4th
District 1903-13).
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex., October
19, 1945 (age 88 years, 291
days).
Interment at West Hill Cemetery.
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Silas Hare (1827-1907) —
of Sherman, Grayson
County, Tex.
Born in Ross
County, Ohio, November
13, 1827.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; state
court judge in Texas, 1873; U.S.
Representative from Texas 5th District, 1887-91.
Died in Washington,
D.C., November
26, 1907 (age 80 years, 13
days).
Interment at West Hill Cemetery.
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