T. C. Brister

T. C. Brister
Louisiana State Representative for Rapides Parish
In office
1940–1944
Preceded by

At-large members:
W. T. Bradford
Richmond C. Hathorn

Jesse F. Lucas
Succeeded by

At-large members:
Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs

John R. Hunter, Jr.
In office
1948–1952
Preceded by

At-large members:
Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs

John R. Hunter, Jr.
Succeeded by

At-large members:
Cecil R. Blair
James R. Eubank
Lloyd George Teekell

H. N. Goff
Louisiana State Representative from Rapides and Grant parishes
In office
1968–1972
Preceded by

At-large delegation:
Robert J. Munson
Larry Parker

William P. Polk
Succeeded by

Single-member district:

Richard S. Thompson
Personal details
Born (1906-04-11)April 11, 1906
San Augustine, Texas
Died November 26, 1976(1976-11-26) (aged 70)
Resting place Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Emma Holston Brister
Children

Willie B. Stookey
Arrie D. Brister
Geneva Brister Smith

Ira Dee Brister
Residence Pineville, Louisiana
Alma mater Completed third year of high school
Occupation

Woodcutter;

Businessman

T. C. Wilson Brister (April 11, 1906[1] November 26, 1976) was a businessman from Pineville, Louisiana, who served as a Democrat for three non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana House of Representatives during the administrations of Governors Sam H. Jones, Earl Kemp Long, and John McKeithen, respectively.[2]

Career and family

A former woodcutter[3] and the owner of a hardware and sporting goods store in Pineville,[4] T. C. (the "T.C." stood for nothing.) Brister represented Rapides Parish from 1940 to 1944 and 1948 to 1952, when he served alongside Lawrence T. Fuglaar and W. George Bowdon, Jr., later the mayor of Alexandria.[2]

In 1942, Brister, new to the House, was one of only five representatives to vote against Governor Jones's proposal for a volunteer state guard. The bill was introduced by freshman member deLesseps "Chep" Morrison, later the mayor of New Orleans and a three-time unsuccessful candidate for governor, and supported by Bill Dodd of Allen Parish, later the lieutenant governor and state education superintendent. Brister explained that he opposed the measure not because of opposition to the Jones administration but because he believed the Federal Bureau of Investigation was better suited for handling such wartime security issues.[5]

In his final term from 1968 to 1972, by which time he had retired from his business, Brister represented both Rapides and Grant parishes. He served along with W. K. Brown and R. W. "Buzzy" Graham,[2] an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Alexandria in 1973 against John K. Snyder.

Brister and his wife, the former Mary Louise Blum, had three daughters, Margaret Brister Allen, Marleen Brister Gough, and Kathleen Brister Martin.

Brister died the day after Thanksgiving Day in 1976.[6] He is interred at Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016: Rapides Parish" (PDF). house.Louisiana.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. "T. C. Brister". search.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  3. "Former solon from Pineville to seek office". Lake Charles American-Press. June 14, 1967. p. 36. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  4. Jerry Purvis Sanson (1999). Louisiana During World War II: Politics and Society, 1939-1945. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 87–88. ISBN 0-8071-2308-0. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "T. C. Brister". findagrave.com. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
Preceded by
At-large members:

W. T. Bradford
Richmond C. Hathorn
Jesse F. Lucas

Louisiana State Representative from Rapides Parish

T. C. Brister
19401944
(alongside Neil Haven Klock and W. H. Smith)

Succeeded by
At-large members:

Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs
John R. Hunter, Jr.

Preceded by
At-large members:

Carl B. Close
C. H. "Sammy" Downs
John R. Hunter, Jr.

Louisiana State Representative from Rapides Parish

T. C. Brister
(alongside W. George Bowdon, Jr. and Lawrence T. Fuglaar)
19481952

Succeeded by
At-large members:

Cecil R. Blair
James R. Eubank
H. N. Goff

Preceded by
At-large delegation:

Robert J. Munson
Larry Parker
William P. Polk

Louisiana State Representative from Rapides and Grant parishes

T. C. Brister
(alongside W. K. Brown, R. W. "Buzzy" Graham, and Robert J. Munson)
19681972

Succeeded by
Single-member district:

Richard S. Thompson

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