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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 Terms of Service top 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 - 1/14/1919, p. 1, listed in Roll Call of Holdover Senators. Senate Journal. (3) 35th Legislature - 1/9/1917, p. 2, listed as "member-elect" in List of State Senators Elected at the General Election Held November 7, 1916. Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top 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," 3/22/1917, p. 6. Houston Post. Other Resources Judge James Monroe "J.M." Alderdice, birth date 1/14/1863 in Kentucky, death date 1/3/1930 in Corpus Christi, obituary from Waxahachie Daily Light, 1/3/1930, interment in Waxahachie City Cemetery, Ellis County. Find a Grave. Photographs Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Alderdice, 36th 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 Informationtop 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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