James Dinwiddie Woods

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

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

29th Legislature, 2nd C.S., 3/26/1906, p. 6; 4/3/1906, p. 117. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

WOODS, JAMES D. (1834-1905). Handbook of Texas Online.
J.D. Woods, mentioned in biographical sketch of son Le Grand J. Woods, p. 580. "To an enviable reputation as a criminal lawyer, J.D. Woods . . . has added the honors gained through his prominent services in both houses of the Texas Legislature." Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory, 1895.
Biographical sketch, James D. Woods, pp. 42-43. Born 10/24/1834 in Carroll County, Tennessee. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

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

23rd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

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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