Edward Bradford Pickett

Edward Bradford Pickett (born 1823 in Wilson County , Tennessee , †  January 26, 1882 in Liberty , Texas ) was an American politician . In 1873 and 1874 he was acting lieutenant governor of the state of Texas.

Career

Edward Pickett began working in the profession after studying law and being admitted to the bar. During the Mexican-American War he served in the US Army . From about 1851 he lived in Liberty County , Texas, where he practiced as a lawyer and worked as a farmer in agriculture. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . At the beginning of the civil war he set up a company. He served in the Confederation Army in the following years , where he made it to lieutenant colonel. In the meantime he became a prisoner of war, from which he was released again through a prisoner exchange.

In 1869 Pickett was elected to the Texas Senate. In 1871 he was confirmed in this mandate. Since 1873 he was President Pro Tempore incumbent Senate President. In this capacity he had to take over the office of Vice Governor in 1873 and 1874, which was vacant at the time. He was the third acting lieutenant governor in a row after Donald Campbell , David Webster Flanagan and Albert Jennings Fountain . Since the resignation of James W. Flanagan in 1870, who then moved to the US Senate , the office was held provisionally by the respective President Pro Tempore of the State Senate until the regular election in 1874 . During his tenure as a senator, he was a member of the Education Committee. Texas A&M University was founded in 1871, and he was chairman of the board at the time of his death. In 1875, Edward Pickett attended a constitutional convention of his state as a delegate and president. He died in Liberty on January 26, 1882.

Web links

• The Political Graveyard
• biography
• Edward Pickett on Rootsweb