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Bolivar Jackson Pridgen

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Bolivar Jackson Pridgen (February 14, 1829 - February 15, 1903) was a state legislator. He served from 1870 to 1873 in the Arkansas Senate. He lived in Prices Creek, Texas.[1] Price's Creek later became part of Thomaston, Texas.[2] He had disagreements with the "Radical Republican" faction.[3] He served in the 12th Texas Legislature.

He was born in North Carolina. He served in the Mexican-American War. He was postmaster of Eagle Pass, Texas.[4]

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  1. ^ "Legislative Reference Library | Legislators and Leaders | Member profile". lrl.texas.gov.
  2. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "History of Price's Creek Settlement in DeWitt County". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
  3. ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Pridgen, Bolivar Jackson". Texas State Historical Association.
  4. ^ Spaw, Patsy McDonald (June 26, 1990). The Texas Senate: Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-0-89096-857-4 – via Google Books.
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