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 - 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.

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.
• 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.

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.

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