John Boyle Hemphill

Full Name: John Boyle Hemphill, Jr.
Date of birth: April 17, 1858
Date of death: April 4, 1949

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	39	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Avalon / Ellis		Ellis
H	68	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾	Democrat	Avalon / Ellis		Ellis

(1) Avalon, Ellis County. "Members of the Twenty-Eighth Legislature, House of Representatives," 11/9/1902, p. 24. Galveston Daily News.
(2) AVALON, TEXAS (Ellis County). "Avalon is an agricultural community located at State Highway 34 and Farm Road 55 about fourteen miles southeast of Waxahachie in southern Ellis County." Handbook of Texas Online.
(3) Ennis, Ellis County. House Journal.
(4) Ennis, Ellis County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Ennis. Year Book for Texas, Volume II, 1903.
(6) Avalon, Ellis County. House Journal.
(7) Avalon, Ellis County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(8) Avalon. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 39
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Avalon / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

House District 68
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Avalon / Ellis
Counties in district: Ellis

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Biographical Sketches

Obituary, "Rites Held for J.B. Hemphill," Sulphur Times-Democrat, Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma, Thursday, 4/7/1949. Birth date 4/17/1858 in Kossiuske, Mississippi, death date Monday, 4/4/1949. "He received his preliminary education in Mississippi then moved to Lavaca county, Texas, where he studied law and was admitted to the bar. He moved to Ellis county, Texas, where he practiced law for many years and presented the county in the state legislature for two terms." Newspapers.com.
Biographical sketch, John B. Hemphill, pp. 105-106. Born 4/17/1858 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Photo in composite of Supreme Court justices, p. 14, description of work as judge and frontier attorney, pp. 15, 26-27. Austin Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership and Service, 2005.
Census of 1900 - John Hemphill, Ellis County, age 42, birth date April 1858 in Mississippi, lawyer, spouse Maggie, daughters Lula, Vera, and Allen, son Grady.
Census of 1910 - John B. Hemphill, Ellis County, age 52, born in Mississippi, lawyer, spouse Estel, daughters Lucile, Vera, and Allie.
John Boyle Hemphill in birth records for son Grady Hemphill and daughter Allie Mae Hemphill. FamilySearch. 1900 1910 Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (1) Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 (2)
John B. Hemphill, birth date 4/17/1857, death date 4/4/1949, burial in Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur, Murray County. Father J.B. Hemphill buried in Italy, Ellis County, Texas. Find a Grave. J.B. Hemphill John B. Hemphill
John B. Hemphill, death date 4/4/1949 in Murray County, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Vital Records Index, 2016.
28th Legislature (1903) - J.B. Hemphill, postoffice Avalon, nativity Mississippi, age 48 (born circa 1855), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
"Death of Mrs. Hemphill," 7/16/1902, p. 1. Obituary of Mrs. Maggie Hemphill, death date 7/15/1902 "at the family home near Avalon," wife of Representative J.B. Hemphill. Waxahachie Daily Light.

Photographs

Photograph. J.B. Hemphill, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.B. Hemphill, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Agricultural Affairs Commerce and Manufactures Public Buildings and Grounds Railroad Commission Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Asylums
27th R.S. - 1901 Asylums Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs

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