J.M. Alderdice

James Monroe Alderdice

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

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.

Terms of Service top

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

(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 Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

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

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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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