James Henry Morris

Full Name: James Henry Morris
Date of birth: January 3, 1849
Date of death: October 10, 1917

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	93	Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Oglesby / Coryell	Coryell, Lampasas
H	71	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Oglesby / Coryell	Coryell
H	71	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Oglesby / Coryell	Coryell

(1) District 53 comprised of Johnson county; District 93 comprised of Coryell and Lampasas counties, pp. 41-43, Acts 1911, 32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., ch. 10, Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950, 1950.
(2) District 93 represented by J.H. Morris, p. 6. House Journal.
(3) District 53 represented by J.H. Morris, p. 853. Texas Legislative Manual.
(4) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

Terms of Service top

House District 93
Jan 14, 1913 - Jan 12, 1915
Legislatures: 33rd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Oglesby / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell, Lampasas

House District 71
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913
Legislatures: 32nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Oglesby / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell

House District 71
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Oglesby / Coryell
Counties in district: Coryell

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Mentioned in description of the town of Oglesby, Texas: "Oglesby has furnished two Representatives in the Texas Legislature... J. H. Morris served in the 32nd and the 33rd Legislatures... Mr. Morris was a native of Milam County" (p. 76.) History of Coryell County, 1936.

Other Resources

James Henry Morris, birth date 1/3/1849 in North Carolina, death date 10/10/1917 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, spouse Mary Jane "Mollie" Compton. Residence in Coryell County in 1900 and 1910; family photo. Splinter Family Tree and richardmomrris2 Family Tree. Ancestry.com.
Census of 1900 - James H. Morris, Coryell County, age 51, born January 1847 in North Carolina, farmer, spouse Mary I. (Mary J.), daughters Livinia, Julia, and Ethel, sons Willard, Ernest B., and Jon.
Census of 1910 - S.H. (J.H.) Morris, Coryell County, age 60, born circa 1850 in North Carolina, farmer, spouse Mary J., daughter Ethel Alexander, son-in-law W.B. Alexander. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
James H. Morris, born circa 1849 in North Carolina, age 68, death date 10/10/1917 in Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas, farmer and legislator. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.H. Morris (1849-1917), burial in Post Oak Cemetery, Oglesby, Coryell County, with M.J. (Mollie J. Compton) Morris (1847-1927). Find a Grave.
33rd Legislature (1913) - J.H. Morris, postoffice Oglesby, nativity North Carolina, age 64 (born circa 1849), farmer, 59 years in Texas, member former legislatures: 31st-32nd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Morris, J.H. (1849-1917). "In the Morris Family Section; Husb of M. J.; In between James W. Morris & Gilford J. Morris." Coryell County, Texas - Cemeteries: Post Oak Cemetery. USGenWeb Project, 1996.
Obituary of Mrs. J.H. Morris, "Waxahachians Home From Oglesby Where Mother Was Buried," 7/19/1927, p. 2. Waxahachie Daily Light.

Photographs

Photograph. J. H. Morris, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J. H. Morris, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

33rd R.S. - 1913 Agriculture Confederate Home Inmate Furloughs, Investigate Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt Stock and Stock Raising
32nd R.S. - 1911 Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on the Orphans Home at Corsicana Appropriations Subcommittee on the Reformatory at Gatesville Labor Roads, Bridges and Ferries Stock and Stock Raising
31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Agriculture Appropriations Labor Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising
31st R.S. - 1909 Agriculture Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Orphan Home and State Reformatory Labor Penitentiaries Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Asylums Stock and Stock Raising

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