James 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⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	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 - Roll Call of holdover Senators, 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2. 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 - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1907, pp. 1-2. 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 - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1905, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 1
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 10, 1911
Legislatures: 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 30th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (31st)
(31st)
(31st)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Texarkana / Bowie
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

Senate District 1
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Daingerfield / Morris
Counties in district: Bowie, Cass, Marion, Morris

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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.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, April 1926, p. 225. J.M. Terrell, birth date 10/19/1870, death date 3/6/1926. Texas Law Review Proceedings of the . . . Annual Meeting of the Texas Bar Association.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Centennial 1907-2007." Court of Appeals for the Sixth District of Texas.
Census of 1900 - James M. Terrell, Morris County, age 30, born October 1870 in Texas, lawyer/county attorney, son of John and Lucy A. Terrell. FamilySearch.
J.M. Terrell, birth date 10/19/1870 in Daingerfield; death date 3/6/1926 in Glen Rose, Somervell County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
J.M. Terrell (1870-1926), burial in Daingerfield Cemetery, Daingerfield, Morris County, with spouse Daisy Connor Terrell. Find a Grave.
"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.
Obituary, "Judge Terrell Was Buried at Daingerfield," 3/11/1926, p. 4. Born 10/19/1870 in Morris County; former State Senator. McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette.
James M. Terrell. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
From Daingerfield in 1907; in 1909 from Texarkana, Bowie County, 1 dist., age 38, born in Texas, lawyer, Democrat. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.M. Terrell, 29th 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 Information top

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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