James Monroe Alderdice

Full Name: James Monroe Alderdice
Date of birth: January 14, 1863
Date of death: January 3, 1930

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	10	Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921	36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 35th ⁽³⁾ 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis	Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)	Ellis, Hill, Johnson
H	39	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis
H	39	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Waxahachie / Ellis		Ellis
H	39	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Mount Peak / Ellis		Ellis

(1) 36th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/5/1919, 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(2) 36th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/14/1919, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(3) 35th Legislature - Member-elect in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916, oath of office administered, 1/9/1917, pp. 2-3. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 10
Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 11, 1921
Legislatures: 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 35th ⁽³⁾ 36th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (36th)
(36th)
(36th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson

House District 39
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

House District 39
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Waxahachie / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

House District 39
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Mount Peak / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

41st Legislature, 4th C.S., 2/6/1930, p. 127. Death date 1/2/1930. Resolutions - Memorial.
41st Legislature, 4th C.S., Simple Resolution 26, 2/7/1930, p. 92. Death date 1/3/1930. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Senate of the 35th Legislature, "A Look at the Affairs of State: The Real Names and Addresses of Thirty-one Senators With Additional Facts," The Houston Post, 3/22/1917, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

Hon. J.M. Alderdice, birth date 1/14/1863 in Kentucky, death date 1/3/1930 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, planter. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.M. Alderdice, birth date 1/14/1863, death date 1/3/1930, burial in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Waxahachie, Ellis County. Includes portrait, reprint of obituary from Waxahachie Daily Light, 1/3/1930. Find a Grave.
Obituary, James Monroe Alderdice, "Death Claims Former Sen. J.M. Alderdice," 1/3/1930, p. 1. Funeral, "Former Sen. Alderdice Is Buried Here," 1/4/1930, p. 1. Waxahachie Daily Light.

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

35th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
36th session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, west wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

36th R.S. - 1919 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments Educational Affairs (Chair) Engrossed Bills Governor's Nominations Internal Improvements Privileges and Elections Public Buildings and Grounds (Vice Chair) State Institutions and Departments State Orphan Home, Investigate
35th R.S. - 1917 Agricultural Affairs Central Investigating Committee Civil Jurisprudence Conflicting Extension Work Contingent Expenses Educational Affairs Engrossed Bills Federal Relations Public Debt, Claims and Accounts State Penitentiaries
30th R.S. - 1907 Education (Chair) Liquor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation
29th R.S. - 1905 Appropriations Common Carriers Education Election Law Enrollment, Investigate, Special Private Corporations
28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Education Educational Affairs Subcommittee on Revising the School Laws Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Insurance, Statistics and History Internal Improvements Privileges, Suffrage and Elections

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