J.D. Woods

James Dinwiddie Woods

Full Name: James Dinwiddie Woods, Sr.
Date of birth: October 24, 1834
Date of death: October 16, 1905

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 35 Jan 10, 1905 - Oct 16, 1905 29th (1) (2) (3) (4)   Democrat Sherman / Grayson   Grayson
H 35 Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905 28th   Democrat Sherman / Grayson   Grayson
S 4 Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899 24th (6) (7)   25th (5)   Democrat Sherman / Grayson Senate President Pro Tempore (24th)   Cooke, Grayson
S 4 Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 23rd (8)   Democrat Sherman / Grayson   Cooke, Grayson
H 31 Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862 9th (9)     Sherman / Grayson   Grayson

(1) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906. House Journal.
(2) William J. Mathis, in special election 2/3/1906, succeeded James D. Woods, died 10/16/1905. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Governor ordered elections to fill vacancies caused by the "resignation of Hon. A.L. Sharpe, appointed collector of customs," "removal of W.B. Ware from Amarillo," and "the death of the late Judge J.D. Woods of Grayson county." "Fill Vacancies: Governor Takes Steps to Replace Retired Legislators . . . ," The Houston Post, 1/4/1906, p. 3. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) J.D. Woods (House district 35), postoffice Sherman, nativity Tennessee, lawyer, member of former Legislatures: 23rd, 24th, 25th Senate; 9th, 28th House, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/30/1895, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(7) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893
(9) Woods did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Terms of Service top

House District 35
Jan 10, 1905 - Oct 16, 1905
Legislatures: 29th (1) (2) (3) (4)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson
House District 35
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson
Senate District 4
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 24th (6) (7)   25th (5)  
Senate President Pro Tempore (24th)
(24th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Grayson
Senate District 4
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd (8)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Cooke, Grayson
House District 31
Nov 4, 1861 - Jan 14, 1862
Legislatures: 9th (9)  
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

(1) 29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 2. Notice of vacancies in the House due to resignations of Hon. W.B. Ware and Hon. A.L. Sharpe and deaths of Hon. J.D. Woods and Hon. Lon A. Hagan; elections and oaths of office of Thos. B. Peareson, Charles Davis, Jr., J.R. Bowman, and W.J. Mathis, sworn 3/26/1906. House Journal.
(2) William J. Mathis, in special election 2/3/1906, succeeded James D. Woods, died 10/16/1905. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Governor ordered elections to fill vacancies caused by the "resignation of Hon. A.L. Sharpe, appointed collector of customs," "removal of W.B. Ware from Amarillo," and "the death of the late Judge J.D. Woods of Grayson county." "Fill Vacancies: Governor Takes Steps to Replace Retired Legislators . . . ," The Houston Post, 1/4/1906, p. 3. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) J.D. Woods (House district 35), postoffice Sherman, nativity Tennessee, lawyer, member of former Legislatures: 23rd, 24th, 25th Senate; 9th, 28th House, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
(5) 25th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(6) 24th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 4/30/1895, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(7) 24th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(8) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 2 years. Senate Journal. January 10, 1893 January 11, 1893
(9) Woods did not attend 1st Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Captain, Company C, 16th Texas Dismounted Cavalry Regiment, from 2/22/1862. Birth date 10/24/1834 in Hickory Flats, Carroll County, Tennessee; death date 10/16/1905 in Sherman, Texas. "Postwar lawyer, Sherman Texas . . . ; state senator, 1892- ; state legislator, 1902-death." James Dinwiddie Woods, U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
  • Obituary, Capt. J.D. Woods, Volume 14, Number 1, January 1906, p. 134. Confederate Veteran.

Other Resources

  • J.D.W., Sr. (1834-1905), burial in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.D. Woods, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.D. Woods, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.D. Woods, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.D. Woods, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
  • Photograph. J.D. Woods, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

29th R.S. - 1905
Constitutional Amendments  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
State Affairs  
State Asylums  
28th R.S. - 1903
Beaumont Daily Journal, Investigate  
Internal Improvements  
Judiciary No. 1  
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  
State Affairs  
State Asylums (Chair) 
25th R.S. - 1897
Confederate Home and Southwestern Insane Asylum, Special  
Constitutional Amendments  
Counties and County Boundaries (Chair) 
Finance  
Investigation Relative to Missing Amendment to S.B. No. 258 - Text-book Bill, Special  
Judiciary No. 1  
Judiciary No. 2  
Private Land Claims  
Public Health  
Roads, Bridges and Ferries  
State Affairs  
State Asylums  
Uniformity of Text-books, Special  
24th R.S. - 1895
Constitutional Amendments  
Education  
Federal Relations  
Finance  
Insurance, Statistics and History  
Judiciary No. 1  
Judiciary No. 2  
Penal Code and Code Criminal Procedure, Special  
Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Private Land Claims  
Public Health  
Public Printing  
Roads and Bridges  
State Affairs  
State Asylums  
23rd R.S. - 1893
Constitutional Amendments  
Finance  
Judicial Districts  
Judiciary No. 1  
Penitentiaries (Chair) 
Public Health  
Public Printing  
State Asylums  
Town and City Corporations  
9th R.S. - 1861
Engrossed Bills  
Private Land Claims  

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