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J.M. Terrell Full Name: James M. Terrell Date of birth: October 19, 1870 Date of death: March 6, 1926 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 1 Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911 31st (1) (2) (3) (4)   30th (5) (6) (7) (8)   Democrat Texarkana / Bowie Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris S 1 Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907 29th (9) (10)   Democrat Daingerfield / Morris   Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris (1) 31st Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 1/12/1909, Regular Session. Senate Journal. (2) "Place of residence" Texarkana, Texas (Bowie County). Senate Journal. (3) 31st Legislature - 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call with "hold-over Senators." Senate Journal. (4) Postoffice Texarkana, Bowie County. Texas Legislative Manual. (5) Lists Texarkana/Bowie County for James M. Terrell. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (6) "Place of residence" Daingerfield (Morris County). Senate Journal. (7) 30th Legislature - 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the Senators-elect." Senate Journal. (8) Postoffice Daingerfield, Morris County. Texas Legislative Manual. (9) James M. Terrell, in special election 11/8/1904, succeeded James R. Wilson, died after 1st Called Session, 28th Legislature. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (10) 29th Legislature - 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2, listed in "roll of the Senators-elect." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 40th Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 58, 2/14/1927, p. 327. "In 1908 he removed to Texarkana where he practiced law until 1911 when he removed to Dallas where he resided until his untimely death." Resolutions - Memorial. Other Resources Mentioned in "Centennial 1907-2007." Court of Appeals for the Sixth District of Texas. "Terrell to Succeed Wilson," 8/23/1904, p. 3. " . . . Morris County has presented the name of J.M. Terrell of Daingerfield as a candidate to succeed the late Senator J.R. Wilson of the first. Terrell is a lawyer, and his county claims the Senatorship." Galveston Daily News. Memorial, April 1926, p. 225. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association. From Daingerfield in 1907; in 1909 from Texarkana, Bowie County, 1 dist., age 38, born in Texas, lawyer, Democrat. Card File. Photographs Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 29th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 30th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. 31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 31st R.S. - 1909 Commerce and Manufactures   Consideration of Message from Gov. Campbell   Contingent Expenses (Chair)  Finance   Judicial Districts   Labor   Tobin's Book Store Account   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments   30th R.S. - 1907 New York American, Investigate   Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Contingent Expenses   Engrossed Bills   Federal Relations   Insurance, Statistics and History (Chair)  Judiciary No. 2   Public Health   Rules   State Affairs   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments   29th R.S. - 1905 Agricultural Affairs   Enrolled Bills (Chair)  Finance   Judicial Districts   Newspaper Reports, Investigate, Special   Public Health   State Affairs

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