James Rowland Gough

Full Name: James Rowland Gough
Date of birth: December 31, 1860
Date of death: November 19, 1916

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	5	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901	25th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	McKinney / Collin	Senate President Pro Tempore (25th)	Collin, Hunt
H	14	Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897	24th	Democrat	McKinney / Collin		Collin
H	14	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd	Democrat	McKinney / Collin		Collin
H	28	Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893	22nd	Democrat	McKinney / Collin		Collin

(1) 26th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 25th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, elected 5/21/1897, Regular Session; and 1st C.S. Senate Journal.
(3) 25th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/12/1897, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 5
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 25th ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ 26th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (25th)
(25th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Hunt

House District 14
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
Legislatures: 24th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 14
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895
Legislatures: 23rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 28
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 22nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: McKinney / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

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Resolutions and Journal entries

43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

Portrait and biographical sketch, J.R. Gough, pp. 276-279. Relatives: James Rowland Gough - nephew; James F. Rowland - uncle. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Representative Men of Texas, 22nd Legislature, 1892.
Obituary, "J.R. Gough Dies at Home in M'Kinney: Deceased Was for Number of Years Member of the Texas Legislature," Sherman Daily Democrat, 11/20/1916, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Other Resources

James Rowland Gough, news articles under Gough surname and Gough-Hughston House in McKinney. Senator J.R. Gough, interment in Pecan Grove Cemetery, Collin County (from Cemeteries of Collin County, Texas, by Joy Gough). Collin County, Texas History. Gough-Hughston House News Articles Pecan Grove Cemetery
James Roland Gough, birth date 12/31/1860, death date 11/19/1916 in Collin County. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
J.R. Gough (1860-1916), portrait, burial in Pecan Grove Cemetery, McKinney, Collin County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.R. Gough, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Gough, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Gough, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Gough, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.R. Gough, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 Agricultural Affairs Constitutional Amendments Finance Internal Improvements Public Lands and Land Office Rules (Chair) State Affairs (Chair) State Asylums
25th R.S. - 1897 Constitutional Amendments Education Engrossing (Chair) Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 1 Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Irrigation Privileges and Election Public Buildings and Grounds Public Lands Rules State Asylums (Chair)
24th R.S. - 1895 Bribery in Frost-O'Neal Case, Investigate Engrossed Bills Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Rules
23rd R.S. - 1893 Education (Chair) Finance Impeachment of Land Commissioner Investigate Certain Charges Against Land Commissioner Judiciary No. 1 Rules State Institutions of Learning, Joint Committee on Stock and Stockraising
22nd R.S. - 1891 Commerce and Manufactures Federal Relations Mining and Minerals Representation and Apportionment on Senatorial and Representative Districts

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