James Green McDonald, Sr.
Full Name: James Green McDonald, Sr.Date of birth: September 20, 1824
Date of death: March 11, 1903
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 16 | Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883 | 17th (1) (2) | Democrat | Anderson / Grimes | Grimes, Madison, Trinity, Walker | |
| H | 37 | Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 | 10th | Anderson / Grimes | Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery | ||
| H | 37 | Nov 4, 1861 - May 2, 1862 | 9th (3) (4) (5) | Anderson / Grimes | Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery |
(1) No record of party affiliation. Assumed democrat due to affiliation in other sessions, service in the Confederate Army, convention attendance, or information included in biographical sketches. Legislative Reference Library.
(2) James G. McDonald, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded John T. Buchanan, died 1/29/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Resigned Legislature in 1861, having been appointed Brigadier General of Texas troops, by Governor Clark, which office he held for two years; elected District Attorney 1872 for 4 years; 1882 elected to Senate, pp. 124-125. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
(4) Biographical sketch of James Green McDonald, Jr., states James Green McDonald, Sr. was in Legislature before the Civil War and in the Senate after the war, and 1861-62 was brigadier-general. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, p. 76. (Created 10/19/2007.) HeritageQuest Online.
(5) James K. Holland, sworn 2/2/1863. succeeded James G. McDonald, resigned 5/2/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Senate District 16
Apr 6, 1882 - Jan 9, 1883 Legislatures: 17th (1) (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Anderson / Grimes Counties in district: Grimes, Madison, Trinity, Walker |
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House District 37
Nov 2, 1863 - Aug 6, 1866 Legislatures: 10th Home City/County: Anderson / Grimes Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery |
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House District 37
Nov 4, 1861 - May 2, 1862 Legislatures: 9th (3) (4) (5) Home City/County: Anderson / Grimes Counties in district: Brazos, Grimes, Montgomery |
(1) No record of party affiliation. Assumed democrat due to affiliation in other sessions, service in the Confederate Army, convention attendance, or information included in biographical sketches. Legislative Reference Library.
(2) James G. McDonald, sworn 4/6/1882, succeeded John T. Buchanan, died 1/29/1882. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Resigned Legislature in 1861, having been appointed Brigadier General of Texas troops, by Governor Clark, which office he held for two years; elected District Attorney 1872 for 4 years; 1882 elected to Senate, pp. 124-125. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
(4) Biographical sketch of James Green McDonald, Jr., states James Green McDonald, Sr. was in Legislature before the Civil War and in the Senate after the war, and 1861-62 was brigadier-general. Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, p. 76. (Created 10/19/2007.) HeritageQuest Online.
(5) James K. Holland, sworn 2/2/1863. succeeded James G. McDonald, resigned 5/2/1862. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 28th Legislature, R.S., 3/13/1903, pp. 570-572. McDonald was "a democrat whose sword was ever drawn in defense of his party." Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- Relatives - James Green McDonald, Sr. (born 1824, died 3/11/1903), father and James Green McDonald, Jr. (born 9/11/1858), son, pp. 124-126. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- MCDONALD, JAMES GREEN, SR. (1824-1903). Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch, James Green McDonald, Jr., Texas Under Many Flags, 1930, Volume V, p. 76, also includes information on James Green McDonald, Sr. (Created 10/19/2007.) HeritageQuest Online.
- Obituary, "Gen. McDonald, Texas Pioneer . . . Prominent Attorney, Legislator, Soldier . . . ," The Austin Statesman, 3/12/1903, p. 5. Death date 3/11/1903. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Texas State Troops, Brigadier General, District 17. James Green McDonald. Texas Burial Sites of Civil War Notables: A Biographical and Pictorial Field Guide, 2002.
- Brigadier Generals of the Texas State Troops, 1861, pp. 58-59, and portrait, Plate No. 64. Texas in the War, 1861-1865, 1965.
- "Though the freshman senators of the Seventeenth Legislature generally were Democrats . . . No fewer than eleven had fought for the Confederacy," [among them Browne, McLane, McDonald, and Davis,] p. 280. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.
Other Resources
- Listed in "Men who have represented Grimes County in the House of Representatives/State Senate, 1846-1931," pp. 205-209. Includes Date, Legislatures, District, and Source of Data. Early History of Grimes County, 1930.
- James Green McDonald, birth date 9/20/1824, death date 3/11/1903, burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Anderson, Grimes County. Find a Grave.
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber vestibule, west wall. 2E.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 17th session composite photo of Senate members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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17th R.S. - 1881
Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Penitentiaries Public Claims and Accounts Retrenchment and Reform State Asylums | ||
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10th R.S. - 1863
Confederate Relations (Chair) Enrolled Bills Judiciary Public Land | ||
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9th R.S. - 1861
Judiciary Penitentiary Public Lands |
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